La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-3863
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XLV-3863 - Continuing Professional Educational RequirementA. Subject to the waiver of requirements and exceptions specified in §3875 and §3877 of this Subchapter, to be eligible for renewal of licensure a genetic counselor shall evidence and document, in a format specified by the board, the successful completion of: 1. within each year during which he holds a license: a. not less than twenty-five contact hours of continuing professional education sanctioned by the National Society of Genetic Counselors or its successor; orb. a reading assignment and proctored examination in medical genetics provided by the American Board of Genetics and Genomics or its successor; or2. the completion of such other qualifying continuing professional education as may be offered by an approved sponsor, recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the board, that satisfies the requirements specified by §3865 and §3867 of this Subchapter.B. For purposes of this Section, one contact hour of continuing professional education credit is equivalent to 50 minutes of qualifying lecture, clinical practice, on-line course or workshop instruction on topics pertaining to the genetic counseling profession.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-3863
Promulgated by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 451075 (8/1/2019).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1360.101-1360.111 and 37:1270.