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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 14.
Published in final edited form as: Pac Symp Biocomput. 2019;24:427–438.
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Age of Majority Alabama Ala. Code § 26-1-1- Infants and incompetents Although not germane to AoURP, nb subpart (f), “a person who is 18 years of age or older may consent to participate in research conducted by a college or university that is accredited by a federally recognized accrediting agency if the research has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of the institution.”
Puerto Rico 31 L.P.R.A. §971
Bill of Rights California California Health and Safety Code 24170-24179.5
Primary Consent Alabama AL Code § 22-56-4 AL Code § 22-11A-51; § 22-11A-53
Arizona AZ Rev Stat § 36-663
California Cal Health & Safety Code § 24173; Cal Pen Code § 3521 CA Health & Safety Code § 121075; § 121105
Colorado Col Rev Stat § 25-4-410
Connecticut CT Gen Stat § 19a-583; § 19a-585; § 19a-582
Delaware 16 DE Code § 715
District of Columbia DC Code § 7-1305.09
Guam Ch 24 Guam Research Review Board § 24106
Hawaii HI Rev Stat § 325-16
Illinois Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act; AIDS Confidentiality Act 410 ILCS 50/3.1 410 ILCS 305/8
Kansas KS Code § 65-4974
Massachusetts 104 CMR 31.05 ALM GL ch. 111, § 70F
Montana TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS CHAPTER 21. MENTALLY ILL 53-21-147
Nebraska NE Rev Stat § 71-531
New Hampshire NH Rev Stat 141-F:5
New Jersey NJ Stat. § 26:14-4; N.J. Stat. § 26:14-5
New Mexico NM Stat § 24-2B-2
New York NY CLS Pub Health § 2441; NY CLS Pub Health § 2442 NY CLS Pub Health § 2781; NY CLS Pub Health § 2782
Oklahoma 63 OK Stat § 63-3102A
Oregon ORS 433.075
Pennsylvania 35 P.S.§ 7605
South Carolina SC Code § 44-26-180
South Dakota SD Codified L § 27B-8-41.
Texas Texas Health & Safety Code § 81.105; §81.106.
Virginia VA Code Ann. § 32.1-162.20; § 32.1-162.16; § 32.1-162.18
Washington RCW § 70.24.330
West Virginia WV Code § 16-3C-2
HTPAA Authorization Alabama AL Code § 22-11A-22; AL Code § 22-11A-54
Arizona AZ Rev. Stat. § 36-664
California CA Civ Code § 56.10
Colorado CO Rev Stat § 25-1-1201
Connecticut CT Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act § 19a-581; § 19a-585; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7c; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-146g
Delaware Del. Code Ann. tit. 16, § 717; Del. Code § 1212
District of Columbia DC Code § 7-1605; § 7-1203.06
Florida FL Stat § 381.004
Georgia GA Code § 24-12-2; § 24-12-21; § 24-12-12; § 31-33-8; § 37-4-125
Hawaii HI Rev Stat Ann § 325-101
Illinois Personal Information Protection Act § 50; 735 ILCS 5/8-2001
Indiana IN Code § 16-39-2-5
Iowa Iowa Code § 228.2; § 228.3; § 228.4; § 141A.9
Louisiana LA Rev Stat. § 22:1023
Maine ME Rev Stat § 1711-C
Maryland MD HEALTH-GENERAL Code Ann. § 4-303
Minnesota MN Stat § 144.293;144.294;144.295
Montana MT Code § 50-16-502; § 50-16-527; § 50-16-1009
New Mexico NM Stat § 24-2B-6; § 24-2B-7; § 43-1-19; § 24-14B-6
Ohio OH Rev Code § 3701.17;§ 3701.243; § 5119.27
Oklahoma OK Stat §43A-1-109
Oregon OR Rev Stat § 192.553; § 192.556; §192.566; § 431A.865
Pennsylvania Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 7607
Puerto Rico Title 26 Subtitle 3 Chapter 112 § 9240
Rhode Island RI Gen L § 5-37.3-4
Texas INS § 602.051
Return of genomic results 9 Alaska AS §18.13.010
Delaware Del. Code 16 §1201 et seq.
Florida FS §760.40(2)(a); FS §760.40(3)
Georgia OCGA §33-54-3(b)
Iowa Iowa Code §§729.6
Massachusetts MGL Public Health 111 §70G(a)
Michigan MCL §333.17520(2)
Minnesota MS §13.386 Subd.3(a)
Nebraska NRS §71-551(1)
Nevada NRS §629.151; §629.161; §629.181; §629.101 et seq.
New Hampshire NHS §141-H:1; NHS § 141-H:2
New Jersey NJ Rev Stat §10:5-45
New Mexico NMSA §24-21-3
New York NYCL (CVR) §79-L(2)(b); NYCL (CVR) §79-L(9)(c); NYCL (CVR) §79-L(9)(e)
Oregon ORS §192.535; ORS §192.538(5)
South Carolina SCCL §38-93 et seq.
South Dakota SDCL §34-14-22