Section Gen Couns 4.03 - Supervision(1) TEMPORARY LICENSEES. A person with a temporary license authorized in s. Gen Couns 2.02 shall practice under the supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or physician. The supervising licensed genetic counselor or physician shall be available to the temporary licensee either in-person or via electronic contact methods at all times while performing genetic counseling services. Electronic contact methods may include audio, video, or data only communication methods that are not necessarily conducted in real-time.(2) UNLICENSED ASSISTANTS. An unlicensed person assisting in the practice of a licensed genetic counselor shall perform such assistance under the supervision of that licensed genetic counselor. The supervising licensed genetic counselor or physician shall be available to the unlicensed assistant at all times while assisting in the practice of genetic counseling. Supervisory duties for unlicensed assistants may not be delegated to other staff unless they are also licensed as a genetic counselor or a physician.(3) GENETIC COUNSELING STUDENTS. A genetic counseling student assisting in the practice of a licensed genetic counselor may perform such assistance under the supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or physician as long as that practice is within the scope that student's genetic counseling education and training. The supervising licensed genetic counselor or physician shall be available to the genetic counseling student either in-person or via immediate virtual supervision methods. Immediate virtual supervision methods include any audio, video, or data communication method conducted in real-time. Genetic counseling students shall be supervised at all times while present in the facility they are practicing in.Wis. Admin. Code Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board Gen Couns 4.03
Adopted by, EmR2313: emerg. cr., eff. 9-15-23; CR 23-061: cr. Register May 28 No. 821, eff. 6/1/2024