S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 2904--B A. 3350--B
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
January 24, 2013
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education
in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY, MILLMAN, PAULIN, GALEF,
ROSENTHAL, FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DINOWITZ, HOOPER,
MARKEY, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on High-
er Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to licensing of genetic
counselors
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 142
to read as follows:
ARTICLE 142
GENETIC COUNSELING
SECTION 7050. INTRODUCTION.
7051. DEFINITIONS.
7052. PRACTICE OF GENETIC COUNSELING AND USE OF THE TITLE
"GENETIC COUNSELOR".
7053. STATE COMMITTEE FOR GENETIC COUNSELING.
7054. REQUIREMENTS FOR A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE.
7055. EXEMPT PERSONS.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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7056. LIMITED PERMITS.
7057. SPECIAL PROVISION.
7058. BOUNDARIES OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE.
7059. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION.
S 7050. INTRODUCTION. THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO THE LICENSING OF GENETIC
COUNSELORS. THE GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL PROFESSIONS CONTAINED IN
ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THIS TITLE APPLY TO THIS ARTICLE.
S 7051. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
1. THE TERM "GENETIC COUNSELOR" SHALL MEAN A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHO
IS ACADEMICALLY AND CLINICALLY PREPARED TO PROVIDE GENETIC COUNSELING
SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT THE
OCCURRENCE, RISK OF OCCURRENCE OR RECURRENCE, OF GENETIC/MEDICAL CONDI-
TIONS AND DISEASES.
2. THE TERM "LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR" SHALL MEAN A GENETIC COUNSE-
LOR LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
3. THE TERM "CERTIFIED GENETIC COUNSELOR" SHALL MEAN A GENETIC COUNSE-
LOR WITH A MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREE IN GENETIC COUNSELING FROM AN
ACCREDITED GENETIC COUNSELING PROGRAM OR EQUIVALENT AND WHO HAS PASSED
THE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION IN GENETIC COUNSELING ACCEPTABLE TO THE
DEPARTMENT.
S 7052. PRACTICE OF GENETIC COUNSELING AND USE OF THE TITLE "GENETIC
COUNSELOR". 1. THE "PRACTICE OF GENETIC COUNSELING" SHALL MEAN THE
COMMUNICATION TO AND EDUCATION OF CLIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, OTHER HEALTH
CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO GENETIC TEST-
ING, INDIVIDUAL FAMILY HISTORIES, OR OTHER GENETIC, MEDICAL, AND TECHNI-
CAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCURRENCE, RISK OF OCCURRENCE OR
RECURRENCE, OF A GENETIC OR HEREDITARY CONDITION OR BIRTH DEFECT. A
PRACTITIONER OF GENETIC COUNSELING SHALL SEEK TO PROMOTE DECISION-MAKING
FOR THEIR CLIENT WHICH RESPECTS THE CLIENT'S CULTURE, LANGUAGE, TRADI-
TION, LIFESTYLE, RELIGION, BELIEFS AND VALUES. GENETIC COUNSELING SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
(A) OBTAIN AND EVALUATE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND MEDICAL HISTORIES TO
DETERMINE GENETIC RISK FOR GENETIC/MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND DISEASES IN A
PATIENT, HIS OR HER OFFSPRING, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS;
(B) DISCUSS THE FEATURES, NATURAL HISTORY, MEANS OF DIAGNOSIS, GENETIC
AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR GENETIC/MEDICAL
CONDITIONS AND DISEASES;
(C) IDENTIFY AND COORDINATE GENETIC LABORATORY TESTS AND OTHER DIAG-
NOSTIC STUDIES AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE GENETIC ASSESSMENT;
(D) INTEGRATE GENETIC LABORATORY TEST RESULTS AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC
STUDIES WITH PERSONAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY TO ASSESS AND COMMUNI-
CATE RISK FACTORS FOR GENETIC/MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND DISEASES;
(E) EXPLAIN THE CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF GENETIC LABORATORY TESTS AND
OTHER DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES AND THEIR RESULTS;
(F) EVALUATE THE CLIENT'S OR FAMILY'S RESPONSES TO THE CONDITION OR
RISK OF RECURRENCE AND PROVIDE CLIENT-CENTERED COUNSELING AND ANTICIPA-
TORY GUIDANCE;
(G) IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT PROVIDE MEDICAL,
EDUCATIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY; AND
(H) PROVIDE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF MEDICAL, GENETIC, AND COUNSELING
INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
2. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE A LICENSED
GENETIC COUNSELOR TO DIAGNOSE OR TREAT ANY GENETIC DISEASE OR MEDICAL
CONDITION.
3. IF IN THE COURSE OF PROVIDING GENETIC COUNSELING TO ANY PATIENT, A
GENETIC COUNSELOR FINDS ANY INDICATION OF DISEASE OR CONDITION THAT
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REQUIRES MEDICAL ASSESSMENT, THE GENETIC COUNSELOR SHALL REFER THAT
PATIENT TO A LICENSED PHYSICIAN.
4. ONLY A PERSON LICENSED, OR WITH A LIMITED PERMIT OR EXEMPT UNDER
THIS ARTICLE SHALL PRACTICE GENETIC COUNSELING. ONLY A PERSON LICENSED
OR HOLDING A LIMITED PERMIT UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL USE THE TITLE
"LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR" AND USE THE LETTERS "L.G.C." AFTER HIS OR
HER NAME. ANY PERSON WHO DOES NOT HAVE A VALID LICENSE OR LIMITED PERMIT
AS A GENETIC COUNSELOR SHALL NOT USE IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OR HER NAME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS THE TITLE "GENETIC COUNSELOR", "LICENSED GENETIC
COUNSELOR", "GENE COUNSELOR", "GENOMIC COUNSELOR", "GENETIC ASSOCIATE",
OR ANY WORDS OR LETTERS, ABBREVIATIONS OR INSIGNIA INDICATING OR IMPLY-
ING THAT A PERSON HAS MET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR OR HAS THE LICENSE
ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
S 7053. STATE COMMITTEE FOR GENETIC COUNSELING. 1. A STATE COMMITTEE
FOR GENETIC COUNSELING SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS UPON
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL ASSIST ON MATTERS OF
LICENSURE AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION SIXTY-FIVE
HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS TITLE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS TITLE, THE COMMITTEE SHALL ASSIST THE
BOARD FOR MEDICINE SOLELY IN GENETIC COUNSELING MATTERS. MEMBERS OF THE
FIRST COMMITTEE NEED NOT BE LICENSED PRIOR TO THEIR APPOINTMENT TO SUCH
COMMITTEE. THE TERMS OF THE FIRST APPOINTED MEMBERS SHALL BE STAGGERED
SO THAT TWO MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED FOR THREE YEARS, THREE MEMBERS ARE
APPOINTED FOR FOUR YEARS AND TWO MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED FOR FIVE YEARS.
AN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD
OF REGENTS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSIONER.
2. THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN INDIVIDUALS, TO BE COMPOSED OF
THE FOLLOWING:
(A) FIVE LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELORS,
(B) ONE LICENSED PHYSICIAN, AND
(C) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WHO IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE
ORGANIZATION, FINANCING OR DELIVERY OF THE PROFESSION.
3. COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR TERMS OF FIVE YEARS.
S 7054. REQUIREMENTS FOR A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE. TO QUALIFY FOR A
LICENSE AS A "LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR", AN APPLICANT SHALL FULFILL
THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
1. APPLICATION: FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT;
2. EDUCATION: HAVE RECEIVED A MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREE IN GENETIC
COUNSELING FROM A PROGRAM REGISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OR DETERMINED BY
THE DEPARTMENT TO BE THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS. APPROPRIATE COURSEWORK SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR GENETIC COUNSELING;
3. EXPERIENCE: EXPERIENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT;
4. EXAMINATION: PASS A GENETIC COUNSELING EXAMINATION SATISFACTORY TO
THE COMMITTEE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS;
5. AGE: BE AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE;
6. CHARACTER: BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPART-
MENT;
7. FEES: PAY A FEE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR AN
INITIAL LICENSE AND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT TRIENNIAL
RE-REGISTRATION OF A LICENSE.
S 7055. EXEMPT PERSONS. THIS ARTICLE DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE PRACTICE OF
GENETIC COUNSELING BY LICENSED PHYSICIANS OR OTHER LICENSED PROFES-
SIONALS PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER TO OPERATE WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF THEIR PROFESSION'S LICENSE. SUCH EXEMPT PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED
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FROM USING THE TITLE "GENETIC COUNSELOR" OR "LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR"
AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS MAY ENGAGE
IN THE PRACTICE OF GENETIC COUNSELING WITHOUT BEING LICENSED UNDER THIS
ARTICLE:
1. A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICING WITHIN THE PROFES-
SIONAL'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE;
2. A STUDENT OR INTERN ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED ACADEMIC PROGRAM
ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING THE PRACTICE OF A REGULATED OCCUPA-
TION OR PROFESSION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH ACTIVITIES SHALL BE PART OF
A SUPERVISED TRAINING PROGRAM;
3. AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN THE PROVISION OF
EDUCATION REGARDING SINGLE GENE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SICKLE CELL,
CYSTIC FIBROSIS, AND HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES;
4. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS PROHIBITING SERVICES
PROVIDED BY AN ATTORNEY, RAPE CRISIS COUNSELOR, OR CLERGY MEMBER WORKING
WITHIN HIS OR HER MINISTERIAL CHARGE OF OBLIGATION, PROVIDED SUCH
SERVICES ARE NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR GENETIC COUNSELING.
S 7056. LIMITED PERMITS. PERMITS LIMITED AS TO ELIGIBILITY, PRACTICE
AND DURATION SHALL BE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS,
AS FOLLOWS:
1. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE A LIMITED PERMIT TO AN APPLICANT WHO MEETS
ALL QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE AS A GENETIC COUNSELOR, EXCEPT THOSE
RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION.
2. LIMITED PERMITS SHALL BE FOR ONE YEAR. LIMITED PERMITS MAY BE
RE-REGISTERED, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT, FOR ONE ADDITIONAL
YEAR.
3. THE FEE FOR EACH LIMITED PERMIT AND FOR EACH RE-REGISTRATION SHALL
BE SEVENTY DOLLARS.
S 7057. SPECIAL PROVISION. ANY PERSON WHO POSSESSES A MASTER'S OR
DOCTORAL DEGREE OF GENETIC COUNSELING SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT, ON
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, WHO HAS FIFTEEN YEARS POST-GRADUATE
GENETIC COUNSELOR EMPLOYMENT AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT FOR EXAMINATION, AND WHO FILES WITH THE
DEPARTMENT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL
BE LICENSED AS A LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR.
S 7058. BOUNDARIES OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. ANY INDIVIDUAL WHOSE
LICENSE OR AUTHORITY TO PRACTICE DERIVES FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ARTICLE SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM:
1. PRESCRIBING OR ADMINISTERING DRUGS AS DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER OR AS
A TREATMENT, THERAPY, OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN THE PRACTICE OF HIS OR
HER PROFESSION;
2. USING INVASIVE PROCEDURES AS A TREATMENT, THERAPY, OR PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE IN THE PRACTICE OF HIS OR HER PROFESSION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, "INVASIVE PROCEDURE" MEANS ANY PROCEDURE IN WHICH HUMAN
TISSUE IS CUT, ALTERED, OR OTHERWISE INFILTRATED BY MECHANICAL OR OTHER
MEANS. INVASIVE PROCEDURE INCLUDES SURGERY, LASERS, IONIZING RADIATION,
THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND, OR ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; OR
3. PROVIDING PSYCHOTHERAPY OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A LICENSED
GENETIC COUNSELOR.
S 7059. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION. 1. A. EACH LICENSED GENETIC
COUNSELOR REQUIRED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO REGISTER TRIENNIALLY WITH THE
DEPARTMENT TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE, SHALL COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF THE
MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION
TWO OF THIS SECTION EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS B AND C OF THIS
SUBDIVISION. LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELORS WHO DO NOT SATISFY THE MANDATO-
RY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT PRACTICE UNTIL THEY HAVE
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MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN ISSUED A REGISTRATION CERTIF-
ICATE, EXCEPT THAT A LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR MAY PRACTICE WITHOUT
HAVING MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS IF HE OR SHE IS ISSUED A CONDITIONAL REGIS-
TRATION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
B. IN ACCORD WITH THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION, ADJUSTMENT TO THE MANDA-
TORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT MAY BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT
FOR REASONS OF HEALTH CERTIFIED BY AN APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE PROFES-
SIONAL, FOR EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES, OR FOR OTHER GOOD CAUSE ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT WHICH MAY
PREVENT COMPLIANCE.
C. A LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR NOT ENGAGED IN PRACTICE AS DETERMINED
BY THE DEPARTMENT, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCA-
TION REQUIREMENT UPON THE FILING OF A STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT
DECLARING SUCH STATUS. ANY LICENSEE WHO RETURNS TO THE PRACTICE OF
GENETIC COUNSELING DURING THE TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION PERIOD SHALL NOTIFY
THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO REENTERING THE PROFESSION AND SHALL MEET SUCH
MANDATORY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AS SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS
OF THE COMMISSIONER.
2. DURING EACH TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION PERIOD AN APPLICANT FOR REGIS-
TRATION AS A LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR SHALL COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF
FORTY-FIVE HOURS OF ACCEPTABLE FORMAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. ANY LICENSED
GENETIC COUNSELOR WHOSE FIRST REGISTRATION DATE FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SECTION OCCURS LESS THAN THREE YEARS FROM SUCH EFFECTIVE
DATE, SHALL COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS ON A PRORATED BASIS. A
LICENSEE WHO HAS NOT SATISFIED THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION
REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT BE ISSUED A TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE BY
THE DEPARTMENT AND SHALL NOT PRACTICE UNLESS AND UNTIL A CONDITIONAL
REGISTRATION IS ISSUED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS
SECTION. CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS TAKEN DURING ONE TRIENNIUM MAY NOT
BE TRANSFERRED TO THE SUBSEQUENT TRIENNIUM.
3. THE DEPARTMENT, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY ISSUE A CONDITIONAL REGIS-
TRATION TO A LICENSEE WHO FAILS TO MEET THE CONTINUING EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION BUT WHO
AGREES TO MAKE UP ANY DEFICIENCIES AND COMPLETE ANY ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
WHICH THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE. THE FEE FOR SUCH A CONDITIONAL REGIS-
TRATION SHALL BE THE SAME AS, AND IN ADDITION TO, THE FEE FOR THE TRIEN-
NIAL REGISTRATION. THE DURATION OF SUCH CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION SHALL
BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE YEAR. ANY
LICENSEE WHO IS NOTIFIED OF THE DENIAL OF REGISTRATION FOR FAILURE TO
SUBMIT EVIDENCE, SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT, OF REQUIRED CONTINUING
EDUCATION AND WHO PRACTICES GENETIC COUNSELING WITHOUT SUCH REGISTRA-
TION, MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION
SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ACCEPTABLE FORMAL CONTINUING
EDUCATION" SHALL MEAN FORMAL COURSES OF LEARNING WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN GENETIC COUNSELING AND WHICH MEET THE STANDARDS
PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. THE DEPARTMENT MAY, IN
ITS DISCRETION AND AS NEEDED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF
THE PUBLIC, REQUIRE THE COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES IN
SPECIFIC SUBJECTS. TO FULFILL THIS MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION
REQUIREMENT, COURSES MUST BE TAKEN FROM A SPONSOR APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT, PURSUANT TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER.
5. LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELORS SHALL MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION
OF COMPLETION OF ACCEPTABLE FORMAL CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SHALL
PROVIDE SUCH DOCUMENTATION AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT. FAILURE TO
PROVIDE SUCH DOCUMENTATION UPON THE REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE
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AN ACT OF MISCONDUCT SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO
SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION FEE SHALL BE FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS,
SHALL BE PAYABLE ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF EACH TRIENNIAL REGISTRA-
TION PERIOD, AND SHALL BE PAID IN ADDITION TO THE TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION
FEE REQUIRED BY SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
S 2. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part
of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid and after exhaustion of all further judicial review, the
judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof,
but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, para-
graph, section or part of this act directly involved in the controversy
in which the judgment shall have been rendered.
S 3. This act shall take effect eighteen months after it shall have
become a law; provided, however, that the state education department is
authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any
other measure necessary to implement this act on or before its effective
date, and provided further that section 7059 of article 142 of the
education law, as added by section one of this act shall take effect
three years after the effective date of this act.