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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-4405" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="44" subtitle_name="Genetic Information Privacy Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A direct–to–consumer genetic testing company shall establish legal policies and processes for disclosing genetic data to law enforcement or another government agency without a consumer’s express written consent.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A direct–to–consumer genetic testing company shall develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program to protect consumers’ genetic data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A direct–to–consumer genetic testing company shall establish a process for a consumer to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Access the consumer’s genetic data;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Delete the consumer’s account and genetic data; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Request the destruction of the consumer’s biological sample.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a direct–to–consumer genetic testing company may not, without the consumer’s written consent, disclose a consumer’s genetic data to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An entity offering health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, or long–term care insurance; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An employer of the consumer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
