The provisions of KRS § 311.690 to KRS § 311.700 shall not apply to:
(1) Any person licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of a genetic counselor when acting within the scope of the person’s profession and doing work of a nature consistent with the person’s training. The person shall not hold himself or herself out to the public as a genetic counselor;

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(2) Any person employed as a genetic counselor by the federal government or an agency of the federal government if the person provides genetic counseling services solely under the direction and control of the organization by which he or she is employed; and
(3) A student or intern enrolled in an ACGC-accredited genetic counseling educational program if genetic counseling services performed by the student are an integral part of the student’s course of study and are performed while:
(a) Under the direct instruction of a licensed genetic counselor assigned to the student;
(b) The student is on duty and available in the assigned patient care area; and
(c) The student is designated with the title of “genetic counseling intern.”
Effective: June 29, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2017.