Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The composition of the Genetic Counselor
Advisory Committee ("Advisory Committee") shall be comprised as follows:
(a) Board members of the Georgia Composite
Medical Board.
(b) At least four
(4) appointees, who will be licensed within six months of licensure and
representative of the genetic counselors profession, and such other individuals
as the Board, in its discretion, may determine.
(2) Shall serve a three year term and may be
reappointed for an additional three year term by a majority vote of the Board,
but may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
(3) Requirements for Genetic Counselors
Advisory Members:
1. All appointees to the
Advisory Committee with the exception of medical board members shall have on
file with the Executive Director of the Board, or his/her designee, a resume
and three (3) letters of recommendation, (one of which may be from a physician
familiar with the appointee's practice).
2. In order to preserve continuity on the
Advisory Committee, two appointees shall serve a three year-term and two
appointees shall serve a two-year term which will be considered a partial term.
At the time of the appointment, each appointee will be notified in writing by
the Executive Director of the Board as to the beginning and ending dates of
their respective appointment terms. Each may reapply to the full Board to serve
an additional term, but may not serve more than two consecutive two-year
terms.
3. In the event an Advisory
Committee member is replaced during a term, the replacement member will serve
the remaining time of that term as a partial term. An Advisory Committee member
who serves a partial term will, after the completion of the partial term, be
eligible to serve two consecutive two-year terms.
4. Appointees shall serve without
compensation from the State of Georgia for their time and expenses.
(4) The Advisory Committee shall
advise the Board on matters pertaining to the appointment of the Advisory
Committee members and on all matters within the purview of the Genetic
Counselors Licensure Act. The Board, in consultation with the Advisory
Committee, shall:
(a) Determine the
qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure and renewal of
licensure;
(b) Adopt and revise
rules consistent with the laws of the State of Georgia that are necessary to
conduct its duties and administer the Act; and
(c) Examine for, approve, issue, deny revoke,
suspend and renew the license of applicants and certificate holders and conduct
hearings in connection with all duties to be performed pursuant to the
Act;
(5) The appointed
Advisory Committee members, who are not members of the Board, must be available
to meet on as an needed basis and may not miss more than three (3) consecutive
meetings of the Advisory Committee, or four (4) meetings in a calendar year,
without an excused absence from either the Executive Director of the Board or
the Board Chairperson.
(a) The Advisory
committee may recommend to the Board the removal of a member for violation of
the attendance rule. Such a recommendation shall be by majority vote of the
Advisory Committee.
(b) Upon
receipt of a recommendation for removal, the Board may remove a member of the
Advisory Committee by a majority vote.
(6) Advisory Committee members serve at the
discretion of the Board. Advisory Committee vacancies may be filled by the
Board. The Advisory Committee may make a recommendation on who shall be
appointed to the Advisory Committee. All applicants must meet any deadline set
by the Board and shall have on file with the Executive Director of the Board,
or with his/her designee, a resume and three (3) letters of recommendation,
(one of which may be from a physician familiar with the applicant's practice of
genetic counselors.
O.C.G.A. §
43-34-315.
