HIPAA ’s Individual Right of Access to Genomic Data: Reconciling Safety and Civil Rights

In 2014, the United States granted individuals a right of access to their own laboratory test results, including genomic data. Many observers feel that this right is in tension with regulatory and bioethical standards designed to protect the safety of people who undergo genomic testing. This commentary attributes this tension to growing pains within an expanding federal regulatory program for genetic and genomic testing. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 expanded the regulatory agenda to encompass civil rights and consumer safety.
Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research