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Special Report

Us System of Oversight for Genetic Testing: A Report from the Secretary‘S Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society

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Pages 521-528 | Published online: 09 Sep 2008

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  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Pub. L. No. 104–191, 110 Stat. 1936 (1996) (codified at scattered sections of the U.S. Code). See also, HIPAA privacy regulations at 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 164, which set forth medical privacy rules affecting use and disclosure of genetic information by HIPAA-covered entities.
  • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Pub. L. No. 101–336, 104 Stat. 327 (1990) (codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 – 12213. See Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Compliance Manual, Vol. 2 (2 EEOC Compl. Man. (BNA) § 902:0045 (Mar. 1995)) interpreting ADA as potentially applying to pre-symptomatic individuals with a genetic predisposition for a disabling condition.

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