Maryland Genetic Information Privacy law (direct-to-consumer genetic testing)

Enacted by 2022 Md. Laws ch. 501 (HB 866), this law requires direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to publish clear privacy information, obtain separate express consents for each use, transfer, sample retention, and marketing, secure genetic data, and let consumers access and delete their data and have samples destroyed. It bars disclosure to insurers or employers without written consent. The same act also regulated forensic genetic genealogy in the Criminal Procedure Article.