Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 17-104: (a) The Office of Health Care Quality shall establish: (1) a licensing program for laboratories performing SNP or other sequencing–based testing on evidence in support of FGGS on or before October 1, 2022; and (2) a licensing program for individuals performing genetic genealogy on or before October
What this law says, in plain English
The Office of Health Care Quality must create licensing programs for genetic sequencing laboratories by October 1, 2022, and genetic genealogy practitioners by October 1, 2024. Genetic genealogy information cannot be disclosed without authorization.
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