Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is a state matter
Strategies for Health Care Compliance, December 1, 2008
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California began cracking down on direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies in June. The state’s Department of Public Health (DPH) sent cease-and-desist orders to 13 companies, requiring them to stop providing genetic testing to consumers.
“Any state can do this as long as there are the licensing and physician order prerequisites,” says Peter Kazon, an attorney at Alston Bird in Washington, DC.
Compliance professionals working in facilities that offer direct-to-consumer genetic testing should keep an eye on their states’ regulations.
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