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Utah Code § 81-5-503

Requirements for genetic testing

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session

(1) Genetic testing must be of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by:

(a) the American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor to its functions;

(b) the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, or a successor to its functions; or

(c) an accrediting body designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(2)

(a) A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of one or more samples, or a combination of samples, of blood, buccal cells, bone, hair, or other body tissue or fluid.

(b) The specimen used in the testing need not be of the same kind for each individual undergoing genetic testing.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.