Tex. Insurance Code § 546.001
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 546.001, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 546.001. DEFINITIONS.
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In this chapter:
(1) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
(2) "Genetic characteristic" means a scientifically or medically identifiable genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration that predisposes an individual to a disease, disorder, or syndrome.
(3) "Genetic information" means information that is:
(A) obtained from or based on a scientific or medical determination of the presence or absence in an individual of a genetic characteristic; or
(B) derived from the results of a genetic test performed on an individual.
(4) "Genetic test" means a presymptomatic laboratory test of an individual's genes, gene products, or chromosomes that:
(A) analyzes the individual's DNA, RNA, proteins, or chromosomes; and
(B) is performed to identify any genetic variation, composition, or alteration that is associated with the individual's having a predisposition for:
(i) developing a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome; or
(ii) being a carrier of a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome.
The term does not include a blood test, cholesterol test, urine test, or other physical test used for a purpose other than determining a genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration in a specific individual; a routine physical examination or a routine test performed as part of a physical examination; a test to determine drug use; or a test to determine the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus.
(5) "RNA" means ribonucleic acid.
(1) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
(2) "Genetic characteristic" means a scientifically or medically identifiable genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration that predisposes an individual to a disease, disorder, or syndrome.
(3) "Genetic information" means information that is:
(A) obtained from or based on a scientific or medical determination of the presence or absence in an individual of a genetic characteristic; or
(B) derived from the results of a genetic test performed on an individual.
(4) "Genetic test" means a presymptomatic laboratory test of an individual's genes, gene products, or chromosomes that:
(A) analyzes the individual's DNA, RNA, proteins, or chromosomes; and
(B) is performed to identify any genetic variation, composition, or alteration that is associated with the individual's having a predisposition for:
(i) developing a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome; or
(ii) being a carrier of a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome.
The term does not include a blood test, cholesterol test, urine test, or other physical test used for a purpose other than determining a genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration in a specific individual; a routine physical examination or a routine test performed as part of a physical examination; a test to determine drug use; or a test to determine the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus.
(5) "RNA" means ribonucleic acid.
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