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29 CFR § 1635.12 - Medical information that is not genetic information. 

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1635.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1635.12 - Medical information that is not genetic information."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1635.12"
section_name: "Medical information that is not genetic information."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
part_number: "1635"
part_name: "GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2008"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "110 Stat. 233; 42 U.S.C. 2000ff."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 68932, Nov. 9, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1635"
---

# 1635.12 Medical information that is not genetic information.

(a) *Medical information about a manifested disease, disorder, or pathological condition.* (1) A covered entity shall not be considered to be in violation of this part based on the use, acquisition, or disclosure of medical information that is not genetic information about a manifested disease, disorder, or pathological condition of an employee or member, even if the disease, disorder, or pathological condition has or may have a genetic basis or component.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the acquisition, use, and disclosure of medical information that is not genetic information about a manifested disease, disorder, or pathological condition is subject to applicable limitations under sections 103(d)(1)-(4) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12112(d)(1)-(4)), and regulations at 29 CFR 1630.13, 1630.14, and 1630.16.

(b) *Genetic information related to a manifested disease, disorder, or pathological condition.* Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, genetic information about a manifested disease, disorder, or pathological condition is subject to the requirements and prohibitions in sections 202 through 206 of GINA and §§ 1635.4 through 1635.9 of this part.