§ 28-6.7-1 - Genetic testing prohibited.
SECTION 28-6.7-1
§ 28-6.7-1 Genetic testing prohibited.– (a) No employer, employment agency, or licensing agency shall directly orindirectly:
(1) Request, require or administer a genetic test to anyemployee, licensee, or applicant for employment or licensure;
(2) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employmentor licensure or terminate the employment or licensure of any person who obtainsa genetic test;
(3) Deny employment or deny an application for anoccupational license, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an occupationallicense; or take any other action affecting the terms, conditions or privilegesof employment against an employee or a license holder based directly orindirectly on the refusal of the employee, licensee or applicant for employmentor licensure to:
(i) Submit to a genetic test;
(ii) Submit a family health history; or
(iii) Reveal:
(A) whether the employee, applicant or holder has submittedto a genetic test; or
(B) the results of any genetic test to which the employee,applicant or holder has submitted;
(4) Otherwise use genetic information to adversely affect theemployment, licensure, or application for employment or licensure of anyindividual; or
(5) Reveal genetic information about employees, licensees, orapplicants.
(b) No person may sell to or interpret for an employer,employment agency, or licensing agency a genetic test of a current orprospective employee or licensee.