Board Certification Exam
This organization administers the genetic counselor board certification exam
What is ABGC (American Board of Genetic Counseling)
NSGC Position Statements
What are documents that are used to promote NSGC's stance on critical topics?
HR2144
What is the proposed legislation "Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2021" (note: name will be changed as it is re-introduced to Congress)
This person is the Immediate Past President of ACGC.
Who is Dawn Allain?
Diplomates
Who are individuals who have attained ABGC certification
This document delineates the work of a clinical genetic counselor
What is the NSGC Scope of Practice?
ABGC/ABMG certification in genetic counseling (or as a PhD medical geneticist) and ABGC Active Candidate Status (ACS) (or ABMG board-eligible)
What are the qualifications to obtain to obtain state genetic counselor licensure?
Number of Accredited Genetic Counseling Graduate Programs
What is 58?
Practice Analysis
What is the ABGC certification exam based on?
This document must include a systematic review of evidence.
What is a clinical practice guideline?
Includes the Professional Scope of Practice
This person is the current president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
Who is Deepti Babu?
The number of times an individual is eligible to attempt to pass the board examination.
What is infinite?
Code of Ethics
What is the document that attempts to guide the conduct of a professional so that the goals and values of the profession must best be served?
Title Protection
What allows only individuals who qualify for a genetic counselor license to use the title "licensed genetic counselor," "genetic counselor," or other insignia/designation that would imply that the individual is licensed as a genetic counselor?
This person is the president of the American Board of Genetic Counselors.
Who is Sarah Noblin?
Promotes patient safety, encourages trust and ensures higher quality health care for all
What are the benefits of certification / what the certification exam promotes?
The data from this document can be used for salary negotiations, development of business plans, and faculty status negotiations.
What is the Professional Status Survey?
If HR2144 is passed, it would help the genetic counseling profession by... (minimum of 3 benefits)
What is: set criteria through which regulation would occur; coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B of the Medicare program; Genetic counselors would be paid at 85 percent of the physician fee schedule; Genetic counselors would be able to assign reimbursement to their employer; If E/M codes are used for billing the service; a CPT code modifier would be used to note the service was done by a genetic counselor
This individual coined the term, "genetic counseling" soon after he joined the Dight Institute for Human Genetics at the University of Minnesota.
Who is Sheldon Reed, PhD?