CHAPTER Gen 500  ETHICAL STANDARDS

 

PART Gen 501  DEFINITIONS

 

         Gen 501.01  Definition.   "National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)" means the national professional organization of genetic counselors, or its successor organization.

 

Source.  #10666, eff 9-10-14; ss by #14234, eff 4-12-25, EXPIRES: 4-12-35

 

PART Gen 502  ETHICAL STANDARDS

 

         Gen 502.01  Ethical Standards for Genetic Counselors.  The ethical standards for genetic counselors shall be the NSGC code of ethics adopted in January of 1992 and revised April 2017, available as stated in Appendix B, with the modifications described in Gen 502.02.

 

Source.  #10666, eff 9-10-14; ss by #13502, eff 12-10-22

 

         Gen 502.02  Modifications of the NSGC Code of Ethics.  Modifications to the NSGC code of ethics shall be as follows:

 

         (a)  The exclusion of the preamble to the NSGC code of ethics;

 

         (b)  The deletion of “work to” at the end of the first paragraph in Section I, II, and III and replacing with “shall”; and

 

         (c)  The deletion of Section IV: Genetic Counselors and Society.

 

Source.  #10666, eff 9-10-14; ss by #13502, eff 12-10-22

 


Appendix A

 

 

Rule

Specific State Statute the Rule Implements

 

 

Gen 501

RSA 541-A:7; RSA 328-F:11, II(b)

Gen 502.01

RSA 328-F:11, II (b)

Gen 502.02

RSA 328-F:11, II (b)

 

 

 

Appendix B

 

Rule

Title

Obtain at:

Gen 501 and Gen 502

Ethical Standards

National Society of Genetic Counselors

Executive Office

330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2000

Chicago, Illinois 60611

(312) 321-6834

Free online at:

https://www.nsgc.org/Policy-Research-and-Publications/Code-of-Ethics-Conflict-of-Interest/Code-of-Ethics