Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 503A.005 — REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN USES OR DISCLOSURE OF GENETIC DATA AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE

BC § 503A.005Title 11. PERSONAL IDENTITY INFORMATION · Part A. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION · Ch. 503A. DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING COMPANIES; RIGHTS REGARDING DNA

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(a)A direct-to-consumer genetic testing company shall:

(1)develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program to protect an individual's genetic data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure; and

(2)make publicly available:

(A)a high-level privacy policy overview that includes basic, essential information about the company's collection, use, or disclosure of genetic data; and

(B)a prominent privacy notice that includes information about the company's data collection, consent, use, access, disclosure, transfer, security, retention, and deletion practices.

(b)Before collecting, using, or disclosing an individual's genetic data, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company shall provide to the individual information about the company's collection, use, and disclosure of genetic data the company collects through a genetic testing product or service, including information that:

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Legislative history

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