Section 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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-6.7-1
P.L. 1992, ch. 171, §1; P.L. 2002 , ch. 49, § 1.