29 CFR §1635.1
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- (a)The purpose of this part is to implement Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C. 2000ff, et seq. Title II of GINA:
- (1)Prohibits use of genetic information in employment decision-making;
- (2)Restricts employers and other entities subject to Title II of GINA from requesting, requiring, or purchasing genetic information;
- (3)Requires that genetic information be maintained as a confidential medical record, and places strict limits on disclosure of genetic information; and
- (4)Provides remedies for individuals whose genetic information is acquired, used, or disclosed in violation of its protections.
- (b)This part does not apply to actions of covered entities that do not pertain to an individual's status as an employee, member of a labor organization, or participant in an apprenticeship program. For example, this part would not apply to:
- (1)A medical examination of an individual for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment unrelated to employment, which is conducted by a health care professional at the hospital or other health care facility where the individual is an employee; or
- (2)Activities of a covered entity carried on in its capacity as a law enforcement agency investigating criminal conduct, even where the subject of the investigation is an employee of the covered entity.