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§ 59.1-599 Certain disclosures of genetic data prohibited

No direct-to-consumer genetic testing company shall disclose a consumer’s genetic data to any entity that is responsible for administering or making decisions regarding health insurance, life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability insurance, or employment or any entity that provides advice to such an entity without the consumer’s express consent.

History

This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 526 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2023, c. 526.

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