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Senate committee rejects section of genetic counselors’ code incorporated in Idaho rule
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to approve a pending administrative docket and to reject a subsection of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) Code of Ethics as incorporated by reference in an Idaho administrative rule, citing concerns about specific nondiscrimination language in the incorporated code.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved a pending administrative docket and voted to reject a subsection of the National Society of Genetic Counselors Code of Ethics that had been incorporated by reference into an Idaho administrative rule.
Committee members moved first to approve pending docket number 24-2401-2401 and then to strike the specific subsection incorporated by reference. Senator Bierke moved to approve the pending docket; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. A subsequent motion to reject the incorporated subsection was moved and seconded and carried on a committee voice vote, with at least one member recorded as opposed.
The section the committee removed was part of the NSGC code of ethics that had been incorporated in final rule language. During discussion, Senator Shippey summarized the committee’s concern as centering on a code provision that listed protected classes and nondiscrimination standards; committee members said that portion of the incorporated document raised concern and that removing it would not, according to staff discussions referenced in the hearing, alter how licensing and practice are enforced.
Committee members clarified that the rule incorporation included the NSGC standards as a whole, and the action removed only the identified subsection rather than voiding the entire rule. The committee did not take additional substantive action on genetic counseling licensure or expand the scope of practice in this hearing.
The committee’s action was procedural: members moved to approve the pending docket and then moved to reject the specified subsection of the incorporated NSGC Code of Ethics in IDAPA 24.24.01.002 (final rule language). A corrected motion later in the meeting restated the subsection being rejected as “section 2, subsection 3” of the incorporated code; the corrected motion was also approved by voice vote.
Committee members did not provide a written tally during the meeting; the record shows motions, seconds and voice votes for the two motions. The committee chair indicated the administrative rules work was complete following the votes.
The committee said staff and affected parties would use the clarified record in preparing final paperwork on the rule docket.
