Full Text of HB4974 96th General Assembly
HB4974ham002 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
Filed: 3/2/2010
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4974
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| 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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| 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. ".
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