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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 58.051. Certain Uses of Genetic Information Prohibited

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

A licensing authority may not deny an application for an occupational license, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an occupational license, or take any other disciplinary action against a license holder based on the refusal of the license applicant or license holder to:

(1) submit to a genetic test;

(2) submit a family health history;

(3) disclose whether the applicant or holder has submitted to a genetic test; or

(4) disclose the results of any genetic test to which the applicant or holder has submitted.

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