Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

Filed: 3/2/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4974

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4974 on page 3,
3 immediately below line 13, by inserting the following:
4     ""Genetic testing" and "genetic test" mean a test or
5 analysis of human genes, gene products, DNA, RNA, chromosomes,
6 proteins, or metabolites that detects genotypes, mutations,
7 chromosomal changes, abnormalities, or deficiencies, including
8 carrier status, that (i) are linked to physical or mental
9 disorders or impairments, (ii) indicate a susceptibility to
10 illness, disease, impairment, or other disorders, whether
11 physical or mental, or (iii) demonstrate genetic or chromosomal
12 damage due to environmental factors. "Genetic testing" and
13 "genetic tests" do not include routine physical measurements;
14 chemical, blood and urine analyses that are widely accepted and
15 in use in clinical practice; tests for use of drugs; tests for
16 the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus; analyses of
17 proteins or metabolites that do not detect genotypes,
18 mutations, chromosomal changes, abnormalities, or

 

 

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1 deficiencies; or analyses of proteins or metabolites that are
2 directly related to a manifested disease, disorder, or
3 pathological condition that could reasonably be detected by a
4 health care professional with appropriate training and
5 expertise in the field of medicine involved.".