Except for the requirements under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-K:8, the requirements for licensure under this chapter shall not apply to:
I. Any person licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of genetic counseling when acting within the scope of the person’s profession and doing work of a nature consistent with the person’s training. Such person shall not hold himself or herself out to the public as a genetic counselor.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 326-K:2

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

II. Any person employed as a genetic counselor by the federal government or an agency thereof if such person provides genetic counseling services solely under the direction and control of the organization by which he or she is employed.
III. A student, if the following conditions apply:
(a) The student is enrolled in an ABGC accredited genetic counseling educational program;
(b) The genetic counseling services performed by the student are an integral part of the student’s course of study;
(c) The genetic counseling services are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor; and
(d) The student is designated by the title, “genetic counseling intern.”