Utah Code § 81-5-503

Requirements for genetic testing
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(1) Genetic testing must be of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the field of genetic
testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by:
(a) the American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor to its functions;
(b) the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, or a successor to its
functions; or
(c) an accrediting body designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(2)
(a) A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of one or more samples, or a combination of
samples, of blood, buccal cells, bone, hair, or other body tissue or fluid.
(b) The specimen used in the testing need not be of the same kind for each individual undergoing
genetic testing.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session

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