Policy topics

Browse state and federal records by genetics and genomics policy topic.

Topic tags group records by subject. They do not mean that the laws offer the same rights, protections, or legal scope. Counts include this database and the NHGRI database archive.

• AI and Genomic Data
  Laws and policies concerning artificial intelligence used with genomic data.
  0 records
• Biomarker Testing
  Laws and policies concerning tests that measure biological markers.
  1 record
• Consumer Personal Data Privacy
  Consumer privacy laws and policies that cover genetic or genomic data.
  3 records
• Genetic data storage/privacy/sharing (medicine)
  Rules for storing, protecting, or sharing genetic data in medical settings.
  3 records
• Coverage and reimbursement
  Rules concerning insurance coverage or payment for genetic tests and services.
  12 records
• Employment Nondiscrimination
  Protections against employment discrimination based on genetic information.
  161 records
• Gene Patents
  Laws and policies concerning patents involving genes or genetic material.
  0 records
• Genetic Data & Law Enforcement
  Rules concerning law-enforcement access to or use of genetic data.
  6 records
• Genetic data storage/privacy/sharing (industry)
  Rules for storing, protecting, or sharing genetic data in commercial settings.
  10 records
• Genetic discrimination
  Protections against unequal treatment based on genetic information.
  3 records
• Health Insurance Coverage
  Rules concerning health-insurance coverage for genetic tests and services.
  130 records
• Health Insurance Nondiscrimination
  Protections against health-insurance discrimination based on genetic information.
  272 records
• Lab Developed Tests
  Laws and policies concerning tests designed and performed within laboratories.
  5 records
• Neonatal sequencing
  Laws and policies concerning genomic sequencing of newborns.
  20 records
• Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination
  Genetic nondiscrimination protections for insurance other than health insurance.
  89 records
• Other Topics
  Genomics policy subjects that do not fit another NHGRI topic.
  148 records
• Parentage law
  Laws and policies concerning genetic testing or information in parentage matters.
  4 records
• Pharmacogenomics
  Laws and policies concerning how genetic variation affects medication response.
  1 record
• Privacy
  Rules concerning the privacy and confidentiality of genetic information.
  431 records
• Research
  Rules and policies concerning genetic information or samples used in research.
  87 records
• Use of Residual Newborn Screening Specimens
  Rules concerning retained specimens collected through newborn screening.
  42 records