Company Profile
American College of Medical Genetics
Company Overview
The ACMG provides education, resources and a voice for the medical genetics profession.
Company History
The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) is an organization composed of biochemical, clinical, cytogenetic, medical and molecular geneticists, genetic counselors and other health care professionals committed to the practice of medical genetics.
1991 - The ACMG incorporates to give national representation to providers of genetic services and their patients with genetic disorders, and to speak for the emerging specialty of medical genetics in organizations and agencies concerned with medical service, certification, and regulatory issues.
1992 - The ACMG submits the first extensive revision of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for genetic testing to the Current Procedural Terminology Code Committee of the American Medical Association.
1993 - The ACMG publishes the first edition of the ACMG Standards and Guidelines for Clinical Genetics Laboratories; The ACMG supports formation of American Board of Genetic Counseling.
1994 - The first Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting is held.
1995 - The ACMG becomes a full member of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies.
1996 -The ACMG obtains full membership in the AMA House of Delegates; The AMA passes the first laboratory CPT codes for genetics.
1997 - The Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) grants the ACMG provisional accreditation as a Continuing Medical Education (CME) provider.
1998 - The first issue of Genetics in Medicine, the Official Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, is published.
2000 - The first Executive Director is hired; The ACCME awards the ACMG full accreditation as a CME provider; The ACMG publishes the Manual on Reimbursement for Medical Genetics Services.
2001 - The ACMG publishes the first standards and guidelines for cystic fibrosis population carrier screening.
2004 - The Maternal & Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services enters into a cooperative agreement with the ACMG to develp the National Coordinating Center for Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaborative Groups.
2005 - The ACMG publishes Newborn Screening: Toward a Uniform Screening Panel and System which recommends a national uniform panel of conditions for newborn screening.
2006 - The ACMG launches the first issue of The ACMG Medical Geneticist, the official newsletter of the American College of Medical Genetics; The ACMG integrates its new database system.
2007 - The ACMG launches its new integrated website.
2008 - American College of Medical Genetics receives $13.5M NIH contract for the development of a Newborn Screening Translational Research Network