Maryland Licensure

Maryland licensure has been in effect since January 2024! Please see information below and on our FAQs page for more information about licensure for genetic counselors in the state of Maryland.

note: The MDCGC does not issue Maryland licenses. All licenses are issued by the maryland board of physicians.

Applying for a License in Maryland

All instructions and forms relevant to the process for applying for or renewing a license to practice as a genetic counselor or a supervised genetic counselor are available through the Maryland Board of Physicians website located here.

Please review the resource links here for information before reaching out to the Maryland Board of Physicians with questions.

You can read the full text of the law here.

Renewing your Maryland License

All genetic counseling licenses need to be renewed by January 31st of even numbered years. This is regardless of when in the cycle you were initially granted a license.

Information about the renewal process can be found here. The application for renewals will open in early December of the odd year preceding the expiration date.

The Maryland Board of Physicians requires that you take an Implicit Bias training the first time you renew your license. This is a one-time requirement by the Board of Physicians the first time any health professional renews their license. The Board of Physicians has provided a list of approved courses. If you have questions about this requirement, please reach out to the Board of Physicians.

Historic Licensure Resources:

Looking for our webinar on MD Licensure?

MDCGC held a webinar in October 2023 discussing details about the new Maryland licensure law with the MDCGC Public Policy Committee (PPC) and representatives from the Maryland Board of Physicians. Slides from the presentation are available here, and a recording is available here.

Licensure for Maryland Genetic Counselors is officially law!

We are so excited to announce that there is officially a law for the licensure of genetic counselors in Maryland! You can read the full text of the law here.

If you have specific questions regarding your day to day workflow changes and licensure, please contact your internal compliance department. State licensure differs from federal licensure. The NSGC has information about public policy efforts on the federal level.

Our Public Policy Committee chair, Margo Gallegos, explains state and federal licensure in this NSGC Perspectives article.