HOUSE BILL 646

44TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 1999

INTRODUCED BY

Danice R. Picraux

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH; AMENDING THE GENETIC INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT; CORRECTING APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 24-21-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1998, Chapter 77, Section 7) is amended to read:

"24-21-7. APPLICATION OF ACT.--The provisions of [~~this~~] the Genetic Information Privacy Act shall apply to genetic analysis performed and genetic information and gene products obtained after [~~the effective date of this act~~] May 20, 1998, except that Section 24-21-4 NMSA 1978 and proceedings pursuant to alleged violations of the Genetic Information Privacy Act apply to genetic analysis whenever performed and genetic information and gene products whenever obtained."