# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions

### Subtitle 44. Genetic Information Privacy Act

#### Section 14-4402

This subtitle does not apply to:

(1) Protected health information that is collected by a covered entity or business associate as defined in 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164; or

(2) Genetic data or biological samples collected for the purpose of research, as defined in 45 C.F.R. 164.501, that is conducted in accordance with:

  (i) The federal policy for the protection of human subjects established in 45 C.F.R. Part 46;

  (ii) The Good Clinical Practice Guidelines issued by the International Council for Harmonisation; or

  (iii) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Protection of Human Subjects under 21 C.F.R. Parts 50 and 56.

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Md. Code Ann., Com. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)