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Bill AN ACT relating to the licensure of genetic counselors. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish and administer the licensure of genetic counselors under the State Board of Medical Licensure; define relevant terms; require a license to practice genetic counseling on and after January 1, 2018; prohibit holding oneself out as a genetic counselor without a license; exempt certain types of professionals from licensure as a genetic counselor; establish conditions for the board to issue a regular or temporary genetic counselor license; set requirements for license renewal or reinstatement and license renewal dates; allow waiver from continuing education requirements under listed circumstances; enable the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to genetic counselors; establish the Kentucky Genetic Counselors Advisory Committee, whose members are selected by the board; designate committee procedures; authorize the committee to give the board its recommendations for administrative regulations and other matters; list reasons the board may take disciplinary action against a licensee; amend KRS 311.990 to add penalties for violating the genetic counselor licensing statutes; amend KRS 311.550 to exclude the practice of genetic counseling from the practice of medicine or osteopathy. AN ACT relating to the licensure of genetic counselors. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish and administer the licensure of genetic counselors under the State Board of Medical Licensure; define relevant terms; require a license to practice genetic counseling on and after January 1, 2018; prohibit holding oneself out as a genetic counselor without a license; exempt certain types of professionals from licensure as a genetic counselor; establish conditions for the board to issue a regular or temporary genetic counselor license; set requirements for license renewal or reinstatement and license renewal dates; allow waiver from continuing education requirements under listed circumstances; enable the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to genetic counselors; establish the Kentucky Genetic Counselors Advisory Committee, whose members are selected by the board; designate committee procedures; authorize the committee to give the board its recommendations for administrative regulations and other matters; list reasons the board may take disciplinary action against a licensee; amend KRS 311.990 to add penalties for violating the genetic counselor licensing statutes; amend KRS 311.550 to exclude the practice of genetic counseling from the practice of medicine or osteopathy. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2017RS SB 146 Kentucky SB 146 (2017RS)
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Kentucky SB 146 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to the licensure of genetic counselors. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish and administer the licensure of genetic counselors under the State Board of Medical Licensure; define relevant terms; require a license to practice genetic counseling on and after January 1, 2018; prohibit holding oneself out as a genetic counselor without a license; exempt certain types of professionals from licensure as a genetic counselor; establish conditions for the board to issue a regular or temporary genetic counselor license; set requirements for license renewal or reinstatement and license renewal dates; allow waiver from continuing education requirements under listed circumstances; enable the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to genetic counselors; establish the Kentucky Genetic Counselors Advisory Committee, whose members are selected by the board; designate committee procedures; authorize the committee to give the board its recommendations for administrative regulations and other matters; list reasons the board may take disciplinary action against a licensee; amend KRS 311.990 to add penalties for violating the genetic counselor licensing statutes; amend KRS 311.550 to exclude the practice of genetic counseling from the practice of medicine or osteopathy.

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  1. Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source

Timeline

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  • 2017-02-09 Introduced in Senate introduction
  • 2017-02-10 To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) referral-committee
  • 2017-02-14 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar reading-1
  • 2017-02-15 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2017-02-16 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 16, 2017
  • 2017-02-16 3rd reading, passed 36-0 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-02-16 Received in House
  • 2017-02-21 To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H) referral-committee
  • 2017-02-24 Posted in committee
  • 2017-03-01 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar reading-1
  • 2017-03-02 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2017-03-02 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 3, 2017
  • 2017-03-03 Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
  • 2017-03-14 3rd reading, passed 93-1 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-03-14 Received in Senate
  • 2017-03-14 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • 2017-03-14 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • 2017-03-14 Delivered to Governor
  • 2017-03-24 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 107) executive-signature

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/edd84049-7951-40be-848e-6525f076b401. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).