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| State Genetic Contacts: George Cunningham, MD, MPH Chief, Genetic Disease Branch California Department of Health Services 850 Marine Bay Parkway, Room F175 Richmond, CA 94804 (510)412-1499 gcunning@dhs.ca.gov Fred Lorey Ph.D. Chief, Program Development and Evaluation California Dept. of Health Services 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Room F-175 Richmond, CA 94804 TEL 510-412-1490 FAX 510-412-1560 florey@dhs.ca.gov |
| Clinical Genetic Services: Clinical genetics are medical services provided to individuals, families, and populations who have or are at risk for disorders with genetic implications. Services include testing, counseling, education, treatment, and where appropriate, referral for other services. GeneTests, is a publicly-funded, medical genetics information resource that has a searchable clinical directory for all states, type of service, and specialty clinic. Click here for: Gene Tests Homepage Click here for: GeneTests - California Clinical Directory |
| Genetic Counselor Training
Program: * California State University at Northridge * UC Irvine Medical Center Genetic Counseling Program |
| Legislation: Genetic legislation may be clearly expressed in public health statutes. It may also be embedded in other regulations, administrative rules, or other less obvious statutes, e.g. labor law. Identifying and interpreting state genetics legislation is not necessarily straightforward. One example of genetic-related legislation in California is: Click here for: Insurance Code. Section 10146-10149.1 Regarding genetic privacy protection Resources for genetic legislation include: ● State genetics coordinator ● Click here for: Legislative Counsel of California Online ● Click here for: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Genetics Laws and Legislative Activity. Select a topic of interest for legislation in each state (where available). |
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