- Apply online
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Getting started
Online Application Instructions
Online application instructions are on our website.
Once you have completed the process, you will find your pending credential number on Provider Credential Search. Refer to this credential number any time you contact the Department of Health or submit paperwork.
- Apply on paper
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The following forms are required for completing the application process. Please download and print forms.
- Renewal requirements
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Genetic counselors must renew their license every year. Credentials expire on the credential holder's birthday and may be renewed within the 90 days before the expiration date.
Fee Schedule
2024 Fiscal Year in Review (PDF)
- See fee information below
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Genetic counselor license
- License application - $50
- Renewal - $50
- Late renewal penalty - $50
- Expired license reactivation - $100
- Duplicate license - $10
- Verification of licensure - $25
Genetic counselor provisional license
- License application - $30
- Renewal - $30
- Late renewal penalty - $30
- Duplicate license - $10
- Verification of provisional license - $25
Fees submitted with applications for initial credentialing, examinations, renewal, and other fees associated with the licensing and regulation of the profession are non-refundable, per WAC 246-12-340.
Process for Approving/Denying Applications
We finish the final review for approval after a credentialing specialist verifies that the application is fully complete and complies with requirements in chapter 18.290 RCW and chapter 246-825 WAC. We complete background checks and make sure applicants have submitted required fees. Credentialing supervisors and lead workers have the authority to approve routine applications. The disciplining authority may conduct further review if the credentialing supervisor can't verify that the applicant meets all requirements. We'll formally notify applicants of a denial. Those applicants may request a hearing to appeal the decision.