Utah Code 78B-15-503. Requirements for genetic testing
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(1) Genetic testing must be of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by:
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-15-503
- Genetic testing: means an analysis of genetic markers to exclude or identify a man as the father or a woman as the mother of a child. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
(1)(a) the American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor to its functions;
(1)(b) the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, or a successor to its functions; or
(1)(c) an accrediting body designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(2) A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of one or more samples, or a combination of samples, of blood, buccal cells, bone, hair, or other body tissue or fluid. The specimen used in the testing need not be of the same kind for each individual undergoing genetic testing.