Williams v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

JUSTICE KITTREDGE :

**548 This Court accepted the following certified question from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina:

Is a federally licensed genetic testing laboratory acting as a "licensed health care provider" as defined by S.C. Code Ann. § 38-79-410 when, at the request of a patient's treating physician, the laboratory performs genetic testing to detect an existing disease or disorder?

Answer: Yes.

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