1. A. Licensed genetic counselors shall:

   1. (1) make contemporaneous, permanent entries into patient records that accurately reflect the genetic counseling services rendered;
   2. (2) maintain the confidentiality of any information received from any person or source about a patient unless disclosure is authorized in writing by the patient or otherwise authorized or required by law or court order. Inquiries shall not be made into persons or situations not necessary to provide genetic counseling to a patient;
   3. (3) be responsible for complying with applicable State and Federal law in regard to the security, safety, and confidentiality of any genetic counseling record they create, maintain, transfer, or destroy;
   4. (4) ensure patient records are maintained for a period of not less than seven (7) years after the date of the last entry or for a longer period as may be otherwise required by law unless such records are maintained by another provider or entity;
   5. (5) not abandon or neglect current patients without making reasonable arrangements for continuation of necessary genetic counseling services by another professional; and
   6. (6) provide patients with access to copies of the patients’ records in accordance with State and Federal law. In situations involving multiple patients, access to records is limited to those parts of the records that do not include confidential information related to another patient.

HISTORY: Added by SCSR 49-5 Doc. No. 5311, eff May 23, 2025.