Your genetic 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 genetic 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 of Civil Rights
www.hhs.gov/ocr
National Human Genome Institute - Ethical, Legal and
Social Implications of Human Genetics Research
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
Institute for Health Care Research and Policy -
Georgetown University
www.healthinsuranceinfo.net
» Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
