{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-546.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 546.054","heading":"DESTRUCTION OF SAMPLE MATERIAL; EXCEPTIONS.","body":"A sample of genetic material obtained from an individual for a genetic test shall be destroyed promptly after the purpose for which the sample was obtained is accomplished unless:\n(1) the sample is retained under a court order;\n(2) the individual authorizes retention of the sample for medical treatment or scientific research;\n(3) the sample was obtained for research that is cleared by an institutional review board and retention of the sample is:\n(A) under a requirement the institutional review board imposes on a specific research project; or\n(B) authorized by the research participant with institutional review board approval under federal law; or\n(4) the sample was obtained for a screening test established by the Texas Department of Health under Section 33.011, Health and Safety Code, and performed by that department or a laboratory approved by that department.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 546. USE OF GENETIC TESTING INFORMATION","SUBCHAPTER B. GENETIC TESTING AND USE OF TEST RESULTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.546.htm#546.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"9e8455c628d5f35ba9358e3e35eafb735039064091477505ed450b932c374f00","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-546.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-546.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}