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Committee votes to reject a subsection of genetic counselors' code of ethics incorporated by reference
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved a motion to reject a subsection of the National Society of Genetic Counselors Code of Ethics that had been incorporated by reference into administrative rules; debate focused on the portion listing nondiscrimination categories.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to reject a specific subsection of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) Code of Ethics after a committee member moved to remove it from the version incorporated by reference into administrative rules.
Senator Blaylock moved "to reject section 2, subsection 3 of the National Society of Genetic Counselors Code of Ethics incorporated by reference in IDAPA 24.24.01.002." Senator Bierke seconded the motion, and the committee approved it on a voice vote; one senator recorded a nay on a later clarification vote when the motion was restated using the correct subsection numbering.
Committee discussion indicated the challenged text was part of an incorporated body of standards and included a nondiscrimination list that some members found objectionable; committee members recalled earlier debates during which the provision was held up in the House. Senator Wintrow asked whether the motion related to prior discussion about nursing exams and diversity-equity-inclusion language; the chair clarified it was a different rule package tied to genetic counselors. A committee participant identified Senator Shippey as the member who had handled this item previously and described the disputed language as standards of nondiscrimination that listed many protected identities.
Committee chair motions handled an initial pending docket approval and then the separate motion to reject the specific subsection so the committee's record would reflect the intent to remove that language from the incorporated material. The committee approved the motions by voice vote and later corrected the referenced subsection number in the record; a roll-call-style recording was requested for the correction and at least one senator opposed the corrected motion.
