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Texas Business and Commerce Code - BUS & COM § 503A.004. Requirements for Certain Uses of Deidentified Data

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or other law, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company that possesses an individual's deidentified data shall:

(1) implement administrative and technical measures to ensure the data is not associated with a particular individual;  and

(2) publicly commit to maintaining and using data in deidentified form and refraining from making any attempt to identify an individual using the individual's deidentified data.

(b) If a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company shares an individual's deidentified data with another person, the company shall enter into a legally enforceable contractual obligation prohibiting the person from attempting to identify an individual using the individual's deidentified data.

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