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Apply for a full genetic counselor license

Looking to get your full genetic counselor license? Apply here. This page doesn't cover provisional genetic counselor license applications.
Once we receive a completed application, it takes at least 3- 5 weeks to review it and determine if any additional information is required. Once complete, we process applications in the order received.

Contacts

Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors

Phone

Call Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors at (800) 414-0168
Call Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors at (617) 973-0806
TTY Call Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors, TTY at (617) 973-0988

Online

Email Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors at Multiboard.Admin@mass.gov

The Details

What you need

  • Completed application
  • Application fee amount of $300.00
  • 2x2 passport style color photo
    • White or off-white background
  • Official transcripts for an undergraduate program/degree, and an accredited (per ABGC or ABMGG) master’s or PhD genetic counselor program/degree. Transcripts must be complete and state the degree and date conferred.
    • The educational institution must send transcripts directly to the Board.
  • The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) or the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG) active candidate status letter.
    • The certifying agency must send the documentation directly to the Board.
  • Supervisor Information Form (PDF) | (DOCX) signed by your supervisor.
  • A National Practitioner Data Bank-Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank Self-Query. To request a Self-Query, please contact the National Practitioner Data Bank. The Self-Query must be submitted to the Board without any modifications.
  • Signed and notarized Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Acknowledgement Form (PDF) | (DOCX)

If applicable

  • Official verification of licensure from any state or jurisdiction in which you now or have previously held any professional license.
    • The state or other jurisdictions must send verifications directly to the Board.
  • If you answer "yes" to any of the Professional and Criminal History Questions:
    • Submit a personal statement explaining the circumstances.
    • Submit all supporting documentation (police reports, court documents, disciplinary consent agreements, etc.)

Fees

All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Note: If you hold a provisional license, you must pay the full license fee in addition to the fee you previously paid for your provisional license.

Name Fee Unit
Full Genetic Counselor License Application $300 each
Handling charge for returned checks $23 each

How to apply

Go to the Health Professions Licensing Portal  and create an account, or log into your existing account. If this is your first time using this new portal, please visit Health Professions Licensing System User Guide. 

Next steps

Keep a copy

Keep a copy of the complete application and supporting documentation for your records. Employers may require that you provide them with a copy.

The Board is not able to provide copies of the application.

More info

The address printed on your license is a public record that is available to anyone who requests it. If you are using your home address, you may wish to consider changing this to an office address. You may request address changes online at the board’s website, or you may get a form online to submit to the Board’s office.

Notice to All Licensed Genetic Counselors

Contact

Address
250 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108
Directions 
Phone
Call Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors at (800) 414-0168
Call Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors at (617) 973-0806
TTY Call Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors, TTY at (617) 973-0988
Online
Email Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors at Multiboard.Admin@mass.gov
Fax
(617) 973-0980

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