Mailing Address:
ABGC
PO Box 14216
Lenexa KS 66285
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30am – 5:00pm CST
Phone: 913.895.4617
Fax: 913.895.4652
Email: info@abgc.net
Recertification
Mechanisms for recertification have been established by professional organizations to assess an individual's ongoing professional knowledge and skills. ABGC implemented a mandatory recertification requirement for any Diplomate certified in 1996 or later.
- Recertification demonstrates a commitment to maintaining the standard ethical and competent practice set by the profession. In the future genetic counselors may find that recertification is significant for licensing, professional advancement, hospital credentialing, and insurance reimbursement.
- Diplomates may recertify by examiantion or by partcipation in appropriate continuing education activities. If a Diplomate chooses to recertify by examination, s/he will to follow the application guidelines and eligibility requirements required in the Examination Bulletin.
- Diplomates recertifying through continuing education must collect 12.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) during their five year certification period. More information on how to recertify through CEUs is included in the Fact Sheet and in the Recertification Application form.
Documentation of Recertification Status
Upon successful recertification, the new certificate will be dated January 1st of the year following certification expiration. For certificates awarded to diplomates achieving recertification by the examination pathway or the continuing education pathway as of January 1, 2010 or later, certification will extend until December 31st, five years later. For example, a diplomate whose time-limited certification expires December 31, 2010 and who has met all of the recertification requirements for the pathway selected will receive a new certificate effective January 1, 2011, and expiring five years later on December 31, 2016.