Is the consent document required?
You are not required to send GeneDx a completed consent document according to the federal regulations governing clinical laboratories. However, for your convenience, we do provide consent forms for each test we offer. It is important to know that your state government may require documentation of the informed consent process (for a listing, see: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/genetics/prt.htm). In addition, although GeneDx does not require the consent form to accompany the sample, we recognize that the informed consent process is an important component to any genetic testing protocol and encourage practitioners to obtain informed consent from patients being tested.
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