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Committee considers letting genetic counselors order tests and updates licensure exam timing
Summary
Senate Bill 2,040 would allow licensed genetic counselors to order genetic testing directly and align licensure exam time limits with national standards; the Board of Medicine and counseling professionals supported the change as removing an unnecessary step.
The House Human Services Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2,040, which would allow licensed genetic counselors to order genetic testing without a separate physician on the test order and would update licensure examination timing to match national standards.
Sandra DuPentes, executive director of the North Dakota Board of Medicine, told the committee the change would remove an…
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