# Tex. Insurance Code § 546.102: CONFIDENTIALITY OF GENETIC INFORMATION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.102

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 546.102
- **Heading:** CONFIDENTIALITY OF GENETIC INFORMATION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 546 / Section 546.102

## Text

(a) Except as provided by Sections 546.103(a) and (b), genetic information is confidential and privileged regardless of the source of the information.

(b) A person or entity that holds genetic information about an individual may not disclose or be compelled to disclose, by subpoena or otherwise, that information unless the disclosure is specifically authorized by the individual as provided by Section 546.104.

(c) This section applies to a redisclosure of genetic information by a secondary recipient of the information after disclosure of the information by an initial recipient. Except as provided by Section 546.103(b), a health benefit plan issuer may not redisclose genetic information unless the redisclosure is consistent with the disclosures authorized by the tested individual under an authorization executed under Section 546.104.

## 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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