Your test results are strictly confidential, and will only be released by Myriad to your doctor, unless you provide written consent specifying otherwise. Even when your insurance company pays for your test, the company does not receive your results.
Here are some helpful Web sites that will give you more information on your privacy rights:
National Conference of State Legislatures
www.ncsl.org
United States Department of Health and Human Services -
Office for Civil Rights
www.hhs.gov/ocr
National Human Genome Research Institute - Ethical, Legal and
Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program
www.nhgri.nih.gov/ELSI
National Institutes of Health - Office of Legislative
Policy and Analysis
http://olpa.od.nih.gov
The Library of Congress - THOMAS Legislative Information
on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
www.healthinsuranceinfo.net
