                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ADVISORY BOARD ON GENETIC COUNSELING ESTABLISHED; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS (§
54.1-2957.22)

A. The Advisory Board on Genetic Counseling (Advisory Board) is established as
an advisory board in the executive branch of state government. The Advisory
Board shall assist the Board of Medicine in formulating regulations related to
the practice of genetic counseling. The Advisory Board shall also assist in such
other matters relating to the practice of genetic counseling as the Board may
require.

B. The Advisory Board shall consist of five nonlegislative citizen members to be
appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and
shall include three licensed genetic counselors, one doctor of medicine or
osteopathy who has experience with genetic counseling services, and one
nonlegislative citizen member who has used genetic counseling services. Members
of the Advisory Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.
			After the initial staggering of terms, members shall be appointed for a term
of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a
term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However,
no member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder
of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not
constitute a term in determining the member&#8217;s eligibility for
reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments.

HISTORY: 2014, cc. 10, 266.