Genetic Testing Law Summaries

Genetic Testing Law Summaries

Kansas, Genetic Testing Law Summaries

Kansas' genetic testing law is located in the Kansas Statutes Annotated at Chapter 44, Article 10.

DEFINITIONS

“Genetic screening or testing” means a laboratory test of a person's genes or chromosomes for abnormalities, defects or deficiencies, including carrier status, that are linked to physical or mental disorders or impairments, or that indicate a susceptibility to illness, disease or other disorders, whether physical or mental, which test is a direct test for abnormalities, defects or deficiencies, and not an indirect manifestation of genetic disorders (Sec. 44-1002, as amended by S. 22, L. 1999, effective upon publication in the statute book).

WHAT THE EMPLOYER MUST DO

It is an unlawful employment practice for any employer to (Sec. 44-1009, as amended by S. 22, L. 1999, effective upon publication in the statute book):

1. seek to obtain, to obtain or to use genetic screening or testing information of an employee or a prospective employee to distinguish between or discriminate against or restrict any right or benefit otherwise due or available to an employee or a prospective employee; or

2. subject, directly or indirectly, any employee or prospective employee to any genetic screening or test.

<p>It is an unlawful employment practice for any employer to (Sec. 44-1009, as amended by S. 22, L. 1999, effective upon publication in the statute book):</p>

Kansas, Genetic Testing Law Summaries

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