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Requesting a License Verification: Methods, Fees, and Tips

Each process for requesting a verification from a State you are licensed in, to a State that you are applying for, is different. Some States have an online process, and some require you to make the request by email or letter.

By Katherine Wahlen
January 13, 2023

State you are Licensed in:

Method of Request

Fee

Helpful Tips

Alabama

Online request use: https://algcb-payment.kalmservices.net

$25.00

Arkansas

Login to your online portal or mail a letter

$15.00

California

Login to your online portal and select "Request Verification Letter" under Requests section.

Free

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Connecticut

Login to your online portal and click on "Online Services". Select "Request License Verification".

Free

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Delaware

Login to your online portal and select "Service Request".

$35.00

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Florida

Select "Request License Certification Online" on this webpage: https://flhealthsource.gov/license-certification/

$25.00

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Georgia

Online request use: VeriDoc

$32.00

Idaho

Login to your online portal and click the "Summary" tab. From there, click "Menu" and then "Request a Certified Licensure History Letter".

$10.00

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Here you will pay the fee but there's no place to put what state to send it to (they're working on updating that). Once your order is placed, you'll have to email gen@dopl.idaho.gov and tell then where you want the verification sent.

Illinois

Login to your online portal and click on "Online Services". Select "Request License Verification".

$20.00 + fee

Indiana

Will not send verification, you have to download online verification and send to requesting State.

Free - $11.22

Most states will accept the free version, but some might require their "digital certification," which is $11.22

Iowa

Login to your online portal and click on "Purchase Items". Select “Verification to Non-State Agency” for the time. Click "New Order" then "Verification of GC license to state agency".

$37.00

If you select the "Verification to State Agency" option, you will be taken to VeriDoc, which is a dead end. Requesting an Iowa verification through VeriDoc has not been set up for genetic counselors yet.

Kentucky

Letter

$10.00

Include your name, profession, license number and address where the verification needs to be sent. Mail to the state with a check.

Mail to:

Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure

Attention: Dawn Beahl

310 Whittington Parkway, #1B

Louisville, KY 40222

Louisiana

Complete and mail in their Written Verification Form with a check

$25.00

Mail to:

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

630 Camp Street

New Orleans, LA 70130

Maryland

Online request use: https://www.mbp.state.md.us/mbp_ah/verification.aspx?x=1

$25.00

Massachusetts

Login to your online portal and click on "View Other Types".

$15.00

Michigan

Login to your online portal and request License Verification

$15.00

Minnesota

Online request use: VeriDoc

$32.00

Montana

Login to your online portal and select "Licensee Information" in menu.

Free

Nebraska

Letter

$25.00

Include your name, profession, license number and address where the verification needs to be sent. Mail to the state with a check.

Mail to:

Nebraska DHHS Licensure Unit

Attn: Genetic Counselor

PO Box 94986

Lincoln NE 68509

New Hampshire

Complete and mail in their Verification Request form with a Bank Check or Money Order

$10.00

Mail to:

State of New Hampshire Office of Licensed Allied Health Professionals

7 Eagle Square

Concord, NH, 03301

New Jersey

Letter

$25.00

Include your name, profession, license number and address where the verification needs to be sent. Mail to the state with a check.

Mail to:

New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

State Board of Medical Examiners 

Genetic Counseling Committee

P.O. Box 183

Trenton, NJ 08625

New Mexico

Login to your online portal and click on “Requests”.

Online request use: VeriDoc

$37.00

North Dakota

Online request use: VeriDoc

$37.00

Ohio

Login to your online portal and click on "Options".

Free

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Oklahoma

Will not send verification, you have to download online verification and send to requesting State

Free

Oregon

Complete and mail in their HLO Affidavit of Licensure form with your credit card info or money order.

$50.00

Unlike most other states, Oregon charges their fee per request form, not per recipient. Must include 2 forms of ID with your request.

Mail to:

Oregon Genetic Counselor Program

Health Licensing Office

1430 Tandem Ave NE

Salem, OR 97301-2192

Pennsylvania

Login to your online portal and click on "Request" under Professional License Details".

$15.00

South Carolina

Coming soon!

South Dakota

Two ways:

  1. Download generic verification form ($4.00) from online portal

  2. Request primary source verification to be sent from State ($30.00) use: https://www.sdbmoe.gov/forms/boardtoboard.aspx

$4.00/$30.00

Must be logged into a SD account to request the $4 verification. Here's the steps to follow once signed in.

Rhode Island

Complete and mail in their Letter of License Verification Request with a Bank Check or Money Order

$50.00

Mail to:

Rhode Island Department of Health

Data Entry Unit

3 Capitol Hill, Room 103

Providence, RI 02908-5097

Tennessee

Email request to medical.health@tn.gov

Free

Include name, License type, TN license number, and where the verification should be sent

Utah

Online request use: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html

$5.00

Virginia

Will not send verification, you have to download online verification and send to the requesting state

Free

Washington

Letter

$25.00

Include your name, profession, license number and address where the verification needs to be sent. Mail to the state with a check.

Mail to:

Washington Genetic Counselor Credentialing

P.O. Box 47877

Olympia, WA 98504-7877

Wisconsin

Request online or submit paper form.

$10.00

Mail to:

Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

P.O. Box 8935

Madison, WI 53708-8935

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