Texas Insurance Code

§ 546.001 — DEFINITIONS

IN § 546.001Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES · Ch. 546. USE OF GENETIC TESTING INFORMATION · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

(2)"Genetic characteristic" means a scientifically or medically identifiable genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration that predisposes an individual to a disease, disorder, or syndrome.

(3)"Genetic information" means information that is:

(A)obtained from or based on a scientific or medical determination of the presence or absence in an individual of a genetic characteristic; or

(B)derived from the results of a genetic test performed on an individual.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.