Section 39-8301 – SHORT TITLE.

39-8301. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Genetic Testing Privacy Act." History: [39-8301, added 2006, ch. 293, sec. 1, p. 904.]

Section 39-8302 – DEFINITIONS.

39-8302. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Blood relative" means a person’s biologically related parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece or first cousin. (2) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid and chromosomes which may be analyzed to detect heritable diseases or conditions, including the identification of carriers, predicting risk of disease, […]

Section 39-8303 – RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYERS.

39-8303. RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYERS. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, an employer shall not, in connection with a hiring, promotion, retention or other related decision: (a) Access or otherwise take into consideration private genetic information about an individual; (b) Request or require an individual to consent to a release […]

Section 39-8304 – ENFORCEMENT.

39-8304. ENFORCEMENT. (1) Whenever the attorney general has reason to believe that any employer is engaging, has engaged, or is about to engage in any act in violation of this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against that employer: (a) To obtain a declaratory judgment that the […]