In Gen 400 the following terms shall have the following meanings:

1. (a) “Continuing professional education and professional activity” means structured courses, activities, and experiences beyond entry-level professional preparation that are designed to maintain knowledge and advancements and enhancements in the field of genetic counseling;
2. (b) “Distance-learning” means electronic participation in continuing professional education and continuing professional activity described in Gen 406.12 provided that the participation can be proven with the required documentation;

3. (c) “Maintenance of continuing competence” means engaging in continuing professional education or continuing professional activity to develop and maintain for the purpose of performing professional responsibilities the following abilities:

   1. (1) Knowledge in the field of genetic counseling;
   2. (2) Genetic counseling performance skills;
   3. (3) Interpersonal abilities;
   4. (4) Critical reasoning; and
   5. (5) Ethical reasoning;
4. (d) “Practice of genetic counseling” means, “practice of genetic counseling” as defined in RSA 326-K:1, VI, “namely for the purposes of advising an individual client, a client’s family, or other licensed health care professionals:
5. (a) Obtaining and evaluating individual, family, and medical histories to determine genetic risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases in a patient, his or her offspring, and other family members;
6. (b) Discussing the features, natural history, means of diagnosis, genetic and environmental factors, and management of risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases;
7. (c) Identifying and coordinating genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies as appropriate for the genetic assessment;
8. (d) Integrating genetic laboratory test results and other diagnostic studies with personal and family medical history to assess and communicate risk factors for genetic or medical conditions and diseases;
9. (e) Explaining the clinical implications of genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies and their results;
10. (f) Evaluating the client’s or family’s responses to the condition of risk of recurrence and provide client-centered counseling and anticipatory guidance; and
11. (g) Providing written documentation of medical, genetic, and counseling information for families and health care professionals”;

12. (e) “Sexual misconduct” means engaging in one or more of the following activities with respect to a current client who is not a spouse or civil union partner:

    1. (1) Engaging in sexual relations, whether consensual or non-consensual;
    2. (2) Making verbal or physical sexual advances;
    3. (3) Using sexual language or phrases;
    4. (4) Requesting sexual favors; or
    5. (5) Engaging in physical contact of a sexual nature;
13. (f) “Teleconference” means a live exchange of information from a remote location linked by a telecommunication system. The term includes “teleseminar”;
14. (g) “Video lecture” means a teleconference that uses video technology. The term includes “video course”; and
15. (h) “Webinar” means a presentation, lecture, workshop, or seminar that is transmitted over the world wide web.

Source. #10687, eff 10-7-14; ss by #14338, eff 10-7-25, EXPIRES: 10-7-35