Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A genetic
counselor license will become inactive upon either of the following:
(1) The licensee requests in writing that the
Board place the license on inactive status. Written confirmation of inactive
status will be forwarded to the licensee.
(2) The licensee fails to register the
license by the expiration of the biennial registration period, that is, by
December 31 of each even-numbered year.
(b) A genetic counselor whose license has
become inactive may not practice as a genetic counselor in this Commonwealth
until the license has been reactivated.
(c) To reactivate an inactive license, the
licensee shall apply on forms made available by the Board. The licensee shall:
(1) Include the documentation required under
§
18.709 (relating to continuing
education for genetic counselors) for the immediately preceding biennium.
Unless waived by the Board under section 13.4(j)(3) of the act (63 P. S. §
422.13d(j)(3)), the Board
will not reactivate a license until the required continuing education for the
preceding biennium has been successfully completed.
(2) Pay the current biennial registration fee
and the reactivation application fee specified in §
16.13(m)
(relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration
fees).
(3) Except as provided in
subsection (d), verify that the licensee did not practice as a genetic
counselor in this Commonwealth while the license was
inactive.
(d) A licensee
whose license has been inactive for 4 years or more shall demonstrate continued
competence by showing current certification by the ABGC.
(e) A licensee who has practiced with an
inactive license, and who cannot make the verification required under
subsection (c)(3), shall also pay the late fees required under section 225 of
the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee Act (63 P. S. §
1401-225) as more fully set forth in this
subsection. Payment of a late fee does not preclude the Board from taking
disciplinary action for practicing as a genetic counselor without a currently
registered license.
(1) A licensee whose
license was active at the end of the immediately preceding biennial
registration period and who practiced after the license became inactive shall
pay a late fee of $5 for each month or part of a month from the beginning of
the current biennium until the date the reactivation application is
filed.
(2) A licensee whose license
has been inactive since before the beginning of the current biennium shall pay
the biennial registration fee for each biennial registration period during
which the licensee practiced and shall pay a late fee of $5 for each month or
part of a month from the first date the licensee practiced as a genetic
counselor in this Commonwealth after the license became inactive until the date
the reactivation application is filed.
