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§ 503A.004 — REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN USES OF DEIDENTIFIED DATA

BC § 503A.004Title 11. PERSONAL IDENTITY INFORMATION · Part A. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION · Ch. 503A. DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING COMPANIES; RIGHTS REGARDING DNA

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(a)Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or other law, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company that possesses an individual's deidentified data shall:
(1)implement administrative and technical measures to ensure the data is not associated with a particular individual; and
(2)publicly commit to maintaining and using data in deidentified form and refraining from making any attempt to identify an individual using the individual's deidentified data.
(b)If a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company shares an individual's deidentified data with another person, the company shall enter into a legally enforceable contractual obligation prohibiting the person from attempting to identify an individual using the individual's deidentified data.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 2545), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Texas Business & Commerce Code § 503A.004 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.