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Article R1131-20 of the French Public Health Code

The written consent and the duplicates of the prescription for the examination of genetic characteristics and the commented and signed medical biology analysis reports are kept by the prescribing doctor in the medical file of the person concerned, in compliance with professional secrecy.

The medical biology analysis reports and their explanatory comments are kept by the medical biology analysis laboratories mentioned in article R. 1131-13 for a period of thirty years.

In all cases, these results are archived in conditions of security and confidentiality.

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Article R1131-20

Le consentement écrit et les doubles de la prescription de l’examen des caractéristiques génétiques et des comptes rendus d’analyses de biologie médicale commentés et signés sont conservés par le médecin prescripteur dans le dossier médical de la personne concernée, dans le respect du secret professionnel.


Les comptes rendus d’analyses de biologie médicale et leur commentaire explicatif sont conservés par les laboratoires d’analyses de biologie médicale mentionnés à l’article R. 1131-13 pendant une durée de trente ans.


Dans tous les cas, l’archivage de ces résultats est effectué dans les conditions de sécurité et de confidentialité.


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