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... (A) An individual seeking to renew a license to practice as a genetic counselor shall, on or before the license's expiration date, apply to the state medical board for renewal. The board shall provide renewal notices to license holders at least one month prior to the expiration date. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the board in a manner prescribed by the board. Each application shall be accompanied by ...

...(A) A license to practice as a genetic counselor issued under section 4778.05 of the Revised Code that is not renewed on or before its expiration date is automatically suspended on its expiration date. Continued practice after suspension shall be considered as practicing in violation of section 4778.02 of the Revised Code. (B) If a license has been suspended pursuant to this section for two years or less, it may be...

... (A) This section applies to all of the following: (1) An applicant seeking restoration of a license issued under this chapter that has been in a suspended or inactive state for any cause for more than two years; (2) An applicant seeking issuance of a license pursuant to this chapter who for more than two years has not been practicing as a genetic counselor as either of the following: (a) An active practitio...

... (A) An individual who holds a current, valid license issued under this chapter to practice as a genetic counselor and who retires voluntarily from practice may request that the state medical board place the individual's license on retired status. (B) An individual seeking to have the individual's license placed on retired status shall file with the board an application in the form and manner prescribed by the boa...

... (A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the state medical board may issue to an applicant under section 4778.03 of the Revised Code a license to practice as a genetic counselor, designated as a supervised practice license, if both of the following apply: (1) The applicant meets the requirements specified in section 4778.03 of the Revised Code other than being a certified genetic counselor; (2) Th...

... (A) The state medical board may issue a license to practice as a genetic counselor, designated as a special activity license, to an individual from another state seeking to practice in this state genetic counseling associated with a rare disease. (B) An applicant for a special activity license shall submit to the board all of the following information: (1) Evidence that the applicant holds a current, unrestricte...

... On application by the holder of a license to practice as a genetic counselor, the state medical board shall issue a duplicate license to replace one that is missing or damaged, to reflect a name change, or for any other reasonable cause. The fee for a duplicate license is thirty-five dollars.

...(A) An individual who holds a valid license to practice as a genetic counselor may engage in all of the following activities: (1) Obtain and evaluate the medical histories of a patient and the patient's family members to determine the risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases in the patient, the patient's offspring, or the patient's family members; (2) Discuss with a patient and the patient's famil...

... The state medical board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement and administer this chapter. The rules shall include the following: (A) Any standards and procedures not addressed in this chapter that the board considers necessary for issuing and renewing licenses under this chapter; (B) Any standards and procedures the board considers necessary to govern the practic...

... (A) The state medical board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, may refuse to grant a license to practice as a genetic counselor to, or may revoke the license held by, an individual found by the board to have committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing the license. (B) The board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, shall, except as provided in ...

...(A)(1) If a genetic counselor violates any section of this chapter other than section 4778.06 of the Revised Code or violates any rule adopted under this chapter, the state medical board may, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, impose a civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty shall be determined by the board in accorda...

... On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state medical board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued under this chapter.

...If the state medical board has reason to believe that any person who has been granted a license to practice as a genetic counselor under this chapter is mentally ill or mentally incompetent, it may file in the probate court of the county in which the person has a legal residence an affidavit in the form prescribed in section 5122.11 of the Revised Code and signed by the board secretary or a member of the board ...

... A genetic counselor, professional association or society of genetic counselors, physician, or professional association or society of physicians that believes a violation of division (B)(5) or (6) of section 4778.14 of the Revised Code has occurred shall report the information upon which the belief is based to the monitoring organization conducting the program established under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code. If...

... (A) As used in this section, "criminal conduct" and "sexual misconduct" have the same meanings as in section 4731.224 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Within thirty days after commencing an investigation regarding criminal conduct or sexual misconduct against any individual holding a valid license to practice issued pursuant to this chapter, a health care facility, including a hospital, health care facility operated by...

... (A) The state medical board shall investigate evidence that appears to show that any individual has violated this chapter or the rules adopted under it. Any person may report to the board in a signed writing any information the person has that appears to show a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it. In the absence of bad faith, a person who reports such information or testifies before the board in an a...

...(A) As used in this section, "prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Whenever any individual holding a valid license to practice as a genetic counselor pleads guilty to, is subject to a judicial finding of guilt of, or is subject to a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for a violation of Chapter 2907., 2925., or 3719. of the Revised C...

... The secretary of the state medical board shall enforce the laws relating to the practice of genetic counselors. If the secretary has knowledge or notice of a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under it, the secretary shall investigate the matter, and, upon probable cause appearing, file a complaint and prosecute the offender. When requested by the secretary, the prosecuting attorney of the proper c...

... The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of any county in which the offense was committed or the offender resides, the state medical board, or any other person having knowledge of a person engaged either directly or by complicity in practicing as a genetic counselor without having first obtained under this chapter a license to practice as a genetic counselor, may, in accordance with provisions of the Rev...

... All fees, penalties, and other funds received by the state medical board under this chapter shall be deposited in accordance with section 4731.24 of the Revised Code.

... In the absence of fraud or bad faith, the state medical board, a current or former board member, an agent of the board, a person formally requested by the board to be the board's representative, or an employee of the board shall not be held liable in damages to any person as the result of any act, omission, proceeding, conduct, or decision related to official duties undertaken or performed pursuant to this cha...

... The state medical board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

... A genetic counselor may provide telehealth services in accordance with section 4743.09 of the Revised Code.

... Whoever violates section 4778.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree on a first offense and felony of the fifth degree on each subsequent offense. Whoever violates division (B)(1) or (2) of section 4778.171 of the Revised Code is guilty of failure to report criminal conduct or sexual misconduct, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If the offender has previously been convicted of a v...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Accommodative" means designed with the primary goal of conforming to the anatomy of a particular individual. (B) "Full-time" means not less than one thousand six hundred hours per year. (C) "Inlay" means any removable material on which the foot rests inside a shoe and that may be an integral design component of the shoe. (D) "Orthotics" means the evaluation, measurement, design, fabr...