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SECTION 28-6.7-1

   § 28-6.7-1  Genetic testing prohibited.– (a) No employer, employment agency, or licensing agency shall directly orindirectly:

   (1) Request, require or administer a genetic test to anyemployee, licensee, or applicant for employment or licensure;

   (2) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employmentor licensure or terminate the employment or licensure of any person who obtainsa genetic test;

   (3) Deny employment or deny an application for anoccupational license, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an occupationallicense; or take any other action affecting the terms, conditions or privilegesof employment against an employee or a license holder based directly orindirectly on the refusal of the employee, licensee or applicant for employmentor licensure to:

   (i) Submit to a genetic test;

   (ii) Submit a family health history; or

   (iii) Reveal:

   (A) whether the employee, applicant or holder has submittedto a genetic test; or

   (B) the results of any genetic test to which the employee,applicant or holder has submitted;

   (4) Otherwise use genetic information to adversely affect theemployment, licensure, or application for employment or licensure of anyindividual; or

   (5) Reveal genetic information about employees, licensees, orapplicants.

   (b) No person may sell to or interpret for an employer,employment agency, or licensing agency a genetic test of a current orprospective employee or licensee.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-28 > Chapter-28-6-7 > 28-6-7-1

SECTION 28-6.7-1

   § 28-6.7-1  Genetic testing prohibited.– (a) No employer, employment agency, or licensing agency shall directly orindirectly:

   (1) Request, require or administer a genetic test to anyemployee, licensee, or applicant for employment or licensure;

   (2) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employmentor licensure or terminate the employment or licensure of any person who obtainsa genetic test;

   (3) Deny employment or deny an application for anoccupational license, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an occupationallicense; or take any other action affecting the terms, conditions or privilegesof employment against an employee or a license holder based directly orindirectly on the refusal of the employee, licensee or applicant for employmentor licensure to:

   (i) Submit to a genetic test;

   (ii) Submit a family health history; or

   (iii) Reveal:

   (A) whether the employee, applicant or holder has submittedto a genetic test; or

   (B) the results of any genetic test to which the employee,applicant or holder has submitted;

   (4) Otherwise use genetic information to adversely affect theemployment, licensure, or application for employment or licensure of anyindividual; or

   (5) Reveal genetic information about employees, licensees, orapplicants.

   (b) No person may sell to or interpret for an employer,employment agency, or licensing agency a genetic test of a current orprospective employee or licensee.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-28 > Chapter-28-6-7 > 28-6-7-1

SECTION 28-6.7-1

   § 28-6.7-1  Genetic testing prohibited.– (a) No employer, employment agency, or licensing agency shall directly orindirectly:

   (1) Request, require or administer a genetic test to anyemployee, licensee, or applicant for employment or licensure;

   (2) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employmentor licensure or terminate the employment or licensure of any person who obtainsa genetic test;

   (3) Deny employment or deny an application for anoccupational license, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an occupationallicense; or take any other action affecting the terms, conditions or privilegesof employment against an employee or a license holder based directly orindirectly on the refusal of the employee, licensee or applicant for employmentor licensure to:

   (i) Submit to a genetic test;

   (ii) Submit a family health history; or

   (iii) Reveal:

   (A) whether the employee, applicant or holder has submittedto a genetic test; or

   (B) the results of any genetic test to which the employee,applicant or holder has submitted;

   (4) Otherwise use genetic information to adversely affect theemployment, licensure, or application for employment or licensure of anyindividual; or

   (5) Reveal genetic information about employees, licensees, orapplicants.

   (b) No person may sell to or interpret for an employer,employment agency, or licensing agency a genetic test of a current orprospective employee or licensee.