HB313 Alabama 2019 Session

To create the Alabama Genetic Counselor Act; to establish the Alabama Board of Genetic Counseling; to provide for the powers and authority of the board; to provide qualifications for licensure as a genetic counselor and requirements for license renewal and restoration of inactive licenses; to make the practice of genetic counseling without a license a criminal offense; to exempt physicians and other licensed professionals from licensure by the board; to clarify that genetic counselors are not authorized to practice medicine; to establish the Genetic Counseling Fund in the State Treasury; to subject the board to review pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.