Countries with S

Country name	National Title state recognized	CLG maybe head of a lab?	Report is only valid with MD sign.?	Report is received by…	Report is written by CLG?	Further tests can be sugge- sted by CLG?	Is there result interpretation in report?	CLGs see / counsel patients?	CLGs teach at university when working at university/ in private institution?
Serbia	no	yes	nosecond signature by person doing lab work	MD / P	yes	yes	yes	nocan be present within a team	yes / yes
Slovakia	yes	yes	no	MD / P	yes	yes	yes	yes (rarely)	yes / yes
Slovenia	yes	yes	no	MD / P	yes	yes	yes	nocan be present within a team	yes / n.a.
South Africa	no	yes	no	MD	yes	yes	yes	no	yes / yes
Spain	no	yes	no	MD	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes / yes
Sweden	yes	yes	no	MD / MW / P	yes	yes	yes	no	yes / no
Switzerland	yes	yes	nosecond signature by person doing lab work or colleague	MD	yes	yes	yes	nohave to be present in genetic counselling several times during CLG training	yes / n.a.
Syria	no	yes	no	MD / P	yes	yes	yes	yes	n.a.p.

Abbreviations used in Table:

- GC~GN = genetic counsellor or nurse;
- MD = medical doctor;
- MW = midwife;
- n.a. = not applicable;
- n.a.p. = no answer provided;
- P = patient;