General Discussions

Many allied healthcare professionals have doctorate degrees rather than Masters degrees, including audiologists and physical therapists. A number of years ago, there was a NSGC task force established to look at the issues. It was a stacked committee that went no where. I think this is a good time to revisit the issue. Please contact me if you interested in revisiting the issue. I understand that this is a huge undertaking for the profession which may takes years to institute if at all. Currently, I am asking for genetic counselors who are interested in doing the due diligence it will take to even set up at task force. Thank you, Michelle

An important update regarding Medi-Cal’s enrollment requirements

Dear Providers:

The California Department of Public Health’s Genetic Disease Screening Program (GDSP) is requesting your assistance in sharing an important update regarding Medi- Cal’s enrollment requirements for Ordering, Referring, and Prescribing (ORP) providers.

Medi-Cal now requires all ORP providers to be enrolled as participating Medi-Cal providers and to hold an active Type 1 (Individual) National Provider Identifier (NPI), even if they don’t bill Medi-Cal for services they provide themselves.

We ask that you distribute and prominently post this information within your organizations, facilities, and programs to ensure that all providers impacted by this requirement are made aware. Additional details and instructions can be found in Medi‑Cal’s official notice: Important Reminder about the ORP Enrollment Requirements.

Dear SCGC community,

With heavy hearts, we share the sad news that our friend and colleague, Dena Goldberg, has unexpectedly lost her baby girl. A meal train has been started to support her and her family during this time. If you would like to contribute, they are accepting meal delivery, general donations, and gift cards.

Meal Train for Dena and David

We hold Dena and her family in our hearts as they navigate this next chapter. Please refrain from reaching out to Dena directly at this time. If you would like to share words of love and support, please post them here and we will pass them on to Dena when the time is right.

If you are attending ACMG and speaking to vendors, please mention SCGC and the opportunity to be a sponsor at our upcoming meeting on May 8. We are expecting 200 GCs in person and over 100 attending virtually.

Thank you,

Michelle