Section Gen 406.01 - Maintenance of Continuing Competence(a) Licensees intending to renew their licensure shall maintain continuing competence by completing per biennium 50 hours of continuing professional education or professional activity further described in Gen 405.01(b) through (e).(b) Licensees who received their initial New Hampshire license between January 1 and December 31 of the renewal year shall not be required to submit continuing education.(c) At least 25 of the hours required by (a) above shall be clinical hours and shall relate directly to the field of genetic counseling.(d) At least 12.5 hours required by (a) above shall be achieved through direct attendance at a NSGC or ACMG approved events.(e) The balance of the hours required by (a) above shall relate to general genetic counseling theory and practice, including, but not limited to, supervision and consultation skills, curriculum development, and trans-disciplinary issues or skills.(f) A licensee shall retain documentation of maintenance of continuing competence for a period of no less than 3 years.(g) The renewal applicant shall furnish the copies of documentation of continuing competence activities set forth in Gen 406.02 through Gen 406.17 only when requested to do so by the board in connection with an audit.(h) Continuing competence shall be maintained through the following continuing professional education courses and professional activities, provided that they meet the definition of continuing professional education in Gen 405.01(b), (c), and (d) above: (1) Receipt of academic instruction in genetic counseling, as further described in Gen 406.02;(2) Non-academic courses, seminars, conferences, and workshops, including grand rounds as further described in Gen 406.03;(3) Facility-based genetic counseling in-service training, as further described in Gen 406.04;(4) Formal mentored independent study, as further described in Gen 406.05;(5) Educational events sponsored by the NSGC or ACMG as further described in Gen 406.06;(6) Direct supervision of genetic counselor students during their clinical education, as further described in Gen 406.07;(7) Publication of writing related to genetic counseling, as further described in Gen 406.08;(8) Professional presentations relating to genetic counseling made to other professionals or the public, as further described in Gen 406.09;(9) Participation in a genetic counseling research project, as further described in Gen 406.10;(10) Participation in the work of professional boards, committees and agencies, as further described in Gen 406.11;(11) Completion of distance learning courses, as further described in Gen 406.12;(12) Teaching genetic counseling, as further described in Gen 406.13;(13) Receipt of infection control education, as further described in Gen 406.14;(15) Journal study, as further described in Gen 406.15;(16) Peer supervision groups, as further described in Gen 406.16; and(17) Peer review of manuscripts, as further described in Gen 406.17.N.H. Admin. Code § Gen 406.01
Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 46, Filed November 13, 2014, Proposed by #10686, Effective 10/7/2014, Expires 10/7/2024.Amended by Volume XLI Number 49, Filed December 9, 2021, Proposed by #13290, EMERGENCY RULE, Effective 11/16/2021, Expires 5/15/2022 (see Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Gen 400) (EMERGENCY). Amended by Number 10, Filed March 9, 2023, Proposed by #13556, Effective 4/11/2023, Expires 4/11/2033 (see Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Gen 400).