# Idaho Code § 54-5604: 54-5604 EXEMPTIONS FOR LICENSURE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5604

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 54-5604
- **Heading:** 54-5604 EXEMPTIONS FOR LICENSURE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 54 / Chapter 56 / Section 54-5604

## Text

54-5604. EXEMPTIONS for licensure. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the following:

(1) Any person who is not a genetic counselor but is licensed under title 54, Idaho Code, acting within the scope of his profession and doing work of a nature consistent with his training, provided that he does not represent himself by any title or practice description prohibited by section 54-5605;

(2) Any person employed as a genetic counselor by the federal government or an agency thereof if such person provides genetic counseling services solely under the direction and control of the organization by which he is employed;

(3) A student enrolled in an ABGC-accredited genetic counseling educational program if genetic counseling services performed by the student are an integral part of the student's course of study and are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor assigned to supervise the student;

(4) An employee of a facility licensed under the provisions of chapter 13, title 39, Idaho Code, who is designated in writing to be responsible for that facility's genetic counseling program and who receives regular consultation from a licensed genetic counselor; and

(5) Any person who holds a license to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or osteopathic medicine under chapter 18, title 54, Idaho Code, provided that he does not represent himself as a licensed genetic counselor.

History:

[54-5604, added 2015, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 323.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 54-5601 54-5601 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5601.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5602 54-5602 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5602.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5603 54-5603 SCOPE OF PRACTICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5603.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5604 54-5604 EXEMPTIONS FOR LICENSURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5604.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5605 54-5605 GENETIC COUNSELOR LICENSE REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5605.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5606 54-5606 BOARD — ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5606.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5607 54-5607 BOARD POWERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5607.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5608 54-5608 REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5608.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5609 54-5609 ENDORSEMENT LICENSURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5609.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5610 54-5610 PROVISIONAL LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5610.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5611 54-5611 LICENSING OF EXISTING GENETIC COUNSELORS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5611.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5612 54-5612 LICENSE RENEWAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5612.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5613 54-5613 FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5613.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-5614 54-5614 DENIAL OF LICENSE AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5614.md)

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