This part does not apply to:

(1) Protected health information that is collected by a covered entity or business associate as those terms are defined in 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-4903

  • Genetic data: means data, excluding deidentified data, regardless of format, concerning a consumer's genetic characteristics, including:
    (A) Raw sequence data that results from sequencing all or a portion of a consumer's extracted DNA. See Tennessee Code 47-18-4902
  • Genetic testing: means :
    (A) A laboratory test of a consumer's complete DNA, regions of DNA, chromosomes, genes, or gene products to determine the presence of genetic characteristics of the consumer. See Tennessee Code 47-18-4902
(2) A public or private institution of higher education;
(3) An entity owned or operated by a public or private institution of higher education;
(4) Biomedical or academic research conducted by a research hospital, academic medical center, or other entity affiliated with such hospital or medical center that is not a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company;
(5) Genetic data that is shared with or by a research hospital, academic medical center, or other entity affiliated with such hospital or medical center that is not a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company for the purposes of biomedical or academic research or to find causes of or cures for a disease or medical condition; or
(6) The sharing of genetic data that does not require consent pursuant to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, as described in 45 C.F.R. part 46.
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