Virginia § 59.1-597 - Other requirements applicable to direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 59.1-597 — Other requirements applicable to direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59.1-597. Other requirements applicable to direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies
Every direct-to-consumer genetic testing company shall:
1. Implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices to protect a consumer's genetic data against unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure; and
2. Develop procedures and practices to allow a consumer to easily (i) access the consumer's genetic data; (ii) delete the consumer's genetic data, except any data required by state or federal law to be retained by the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company and any account the consumer may have created with the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company; and (iii) revoke express consent to storage of the consumer's biological sample and request destruction of such biological sample.
2023, c. 526.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Virginia § 59.1-597 cover?
Section 59.1-597 ("Other requirements applicable to direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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