# Idaho Code § 54-5608: 54-5608 REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C56_S54-5608

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 54-5608
- **Heading:** 54-5608 REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 54 / Chapter 56 / Section 54-5608

## Text

54-5608. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE. In addition to such other information as the board may require by rule, each applicant under this act shall:

(1) Hold a master's degree or higher in genetics or a related field of study as approved by the board;

(2) Submit an application in the form prescribed by the board;

(3) Pay the fee determined by the board by rule; and

(4) Provide evidence satisfactory to the board of having successfully passed a nationally recognized competency examination approved by the board by rule.

History:

[54-5608, added 2015, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 325.]

## 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)
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- [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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