Rhode Island § 28-6.7-1 § 28-6.7-1. Genetic testing prohibited.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-6.7-1 — § 28-6.7-1. Genetic testing prohibited.

Rhode Island § 28-6.7-1

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-6.7Genetic Testing as a Condition of Employment

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-6.7-1 (2026).

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§ 28-6.7-1. Genetic testing prohibited.
(a) No employer, employment agency, or licensing agency shall directly or indirectly:
         
(1) Request, require, or administer a genetic test to any employee, licensee, or applicant
            for employment or licensure;
         
(2) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or licensure or terminate
            the employment or licensure of any person who obtains a genetic test;
         
(3) Deny employment or deny an application for an occupational license, or suspend, revoke,
            or refuse to renew an occupational license;

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§ 28-6.7-1. Genetic testing prohibited.

(a) No employer, employment agency, or licensing agency shall directly or indirectly:

(1) Request, require, or administer a genetic test to any employee, licensee, or applicant for employment or licensure;

(2) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or licensure or terminate the employment or licensure of any person who obtains a genetic test;

(3) Deny employment or deny an application for an occupational license, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an occupational license; or take any other action affecting the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against an employee or a license holder based directly or indirectly on the refusal of the employee, licensee, or applicant for employment or licensure to:

(i) Submit to a genetic test;

(ii) Submit a family health history; or

(iii) Reveal:

(A) Whether the employee, applicant, or holder has submitted to a genetic test; or

(B) The results of any genetic test to which the employee, applicant, or holder has submitted;

(4) Otherwise use genetic information to adversely affect the employment, licensure, or application for employment or licensure of any individual; or

(5) Reveal genetic information about employees, licensees, or applicants.

(b) No person may sell to or interpret for an employer, employment agency, or licensing agency a genetic test of a current or prospective employee or licensee.