NAC629.100. Requirements for obtaining, retaining or disclosing genetic information.

     1. A person, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government that wishes to obtain genetic information of a person, retain genetic information that identifies a person, disclose or compel a person to disclose the identity of a person who was the subject of a genetic test or to disclose genetic information of a person in a manner that allows identification of the person must first:

     (a) Inform the person who is the subject of the genetic test or his or her legal guardian of the restricted uses and confidentiality of the genetic information set forth in NRS 629.101 to 629.201, inclusive; and

     (b) Obtain from the person who is the subject of the genetic test or his or her legal guardian the consent document described in NAC 629.110. The consent document must be signed and dated by the person who is the subject of the test or his or her legal guardian and must be witnessed by another person.

     2. Possession of a consent document that has been signed, dated and witnessed conclusively establishes compliance with subsection 1.

     3. A consent document must be kept on file by the person, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government that obtained the document pursuant to subsection 1 for not less than 5 years.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R018-98, eff. 11-24-98)