As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “ABGC” means the American Board of Genetic Counseling;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-6-802

  • ABGC: means the American Board of Genetic Counseling. See Tennessee Code 63-6-802
  • Board: means the board of medical examiners, created by §. See Tennessee Code 63-6-802
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 63-6-802
  • Division: means the division of health related boards within the department. See Tennessee Code 63-6-802
  • Genetic counselor: means a person licensed under this part to engage in the practice of genetic counseling. See Tennessee Code 63-6-802
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Practice of genetic counseling: means the process of helping people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease performed pursuant to a referral. See Tennessee Code 63-6-802
  • Referral: means a written or telecommunicated authorization for genetic counseling services from a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches or an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant who has an agreement and signed protocols with a supervising physician that authorizes referrals to a genetic counselor. See Tennessee Code 63-6-802
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Supervision: means the ongoing, direct clinical review for the purposes of training or teaching by an approved supervisor who monitors the performance or a person's supervised interaction with a client and provides regular documented face-to-face consultation, guidance and instructions with respect to the clinical skills and competencies of the person supervised. See Tennessee Code 63-6-802
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “ABMG” means the American Board of Medical Genetics;
(3) “Board” means the board of medical examiners, created by § 63-6-101;
(4) “CEU” means a continuing education unit as defined by the ABGC;
(5) “Department” means the department of health;
(6) “Division” means the division of health related boards within the department;
(7) “Genetic counselor” means a person licensed under this part to engage in the practice of genetic counseling;
(8) “Practice of genetic counseling” means the process of helping people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease performed pursuant to a referral. This process integrates the following:

(A) Interpretation of family and medical histories to assess the chance of disease occurrence or recurrence;
(B) Education about inheritance, testing, management, prevention, resources and research; and
(C) Counseling to promote informed choices and adaptation to the risk or condition;
(9) “Referral” means a written or telecommunicated authorization for genetic counseling services from a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches or an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant who has an agreement and signed protocols with a supervising physician that authorizes referrals to a genetic counselor; and
(10) “Supervision” means the ongoing, direct clinical review for the purposes of training or teaching by an approved supervisor who monitors the performance or a person’s supervised interaction with a client and provides regular documented face-to-face consultation, guidance and instructions with respect to the clinical skills and competencies of the person supervised. Supervision may include, without being limited to, the review of case presentations, audio tapes, video tapes and direct observation.
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