# Tex. Insurance Code § 546.001: DEFINITIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 546.001
- **Heading:** DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 546 / Section 546.001

## Text

In this chapter:

(1) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

(2) "Genetic characteristic" means a scientifically or medically identifiable genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration that predisposes an individual to a disease, disorder, or syndrome.

(3) "Genetic information" means information that is:

(A) obtained from or based on a scientific or medical determination of the presence or absence in an individual of a genetic characteristic; or

(B) derived from the results of a genetic test performed on an individual.

(4) "Genetic test" means a presymptomatic laboratory test of an individual's genes, gene products, or chromosomes that:

(A) analyzes the individual's DNA, RNA, proteins, or chromosomes; and

(B) is performed to identify any genetic variation, composition, or alteration that is associated with the individual's having a predisposition for:

(i) developing a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome; or

(ii) being a carrier of a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome.

The term does not include a blood test, cholesterol test, urine test, or other physical test used for a purpose other than determining a genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration in a specific individual; a routine physical examination or a routine test performed as part of a physical examination; a test to determine drug use; or a test to determine the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus.

(5) "RNA" means ribonucleic acid.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.001 § 546.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.002 § 546.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.003 § 546.003. EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.051 § 546.051. CERTAIN TESTING PERMITTED; INDUCEMENT PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.051.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.052 § 546.052. IMPROPER USE OF TEST RESULTS; REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO TESTING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.052.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.053 § 546.053. TESTING RELATED TO PREGNANCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.053.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.054 § 546.054. DESTRUCTION OF SAMPLE MATERIAL; EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.054.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.101 § 546.101. DISCLOSURE OF TEST RESULTS TO INDIVIDUAL TESTED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.101.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.102 § 546.102. CONFIDENTIALITY OF GENETIC INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.102.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.103 § 546.103. EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.103.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.104 § 546.104. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.104.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.151 § 546.151. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.151.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.152 § 546.152. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.152.md)

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