A direct-to-consumer genetic testing company shall not disclose a consumer‘s genetic data without first obtaining the consumer’s written consent to:

(1) An entity that offers health insurance, life insurance, or long-term care insurance; or
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-4905

  • Consumer: means an individual who is a resident of the state. See Tennessee Code 47-18-4902
  • Genetic data: means data, excluding deidentified data, regardless of format, concerning a consumer's genetic characteristics, including:
    (A) Raw sequence data that results from sequencing all or a portion of a consumer's extracted DNA. See Tennessee Code 47-18-4902
  • Genetic testing: means :
    (A) A laboratory test of a consumer's complete DNA, regions of DNA, chromosomes, genes, or gene products to determine the presence of genetic characteristics of the consumer. See Tennessee Code 47-18-4902
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) An employer of the consumer.
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