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Prohibits life insurers and long-term care insurers from canceling, limiting, or denying coverage, or establishing differentials in premium rates, based on genetic information, if there is no diagnosis of a condition related to the genetic information. The bill also prohibits these insurers from requiring or soliciting genetic information, using genetic test results, or considering a person’s decisions or actions relating to genetic testing for any insurance purpose. 3/10/2018 Died in Rules. Bill Status: Died

Creates the Healthy Florida program to be administered by the Healthy Florida Board. Every resident of Florida is eligible and entitled to enroll under the Healthy Florida program. The program may not discriminate based on genetic information. 3/10/2018 Died in Banking and Insurance. Bill Status: Died

Enacts the Parents Bill of Rights. Parental rights include the right to consent in writing before any record of his or her minor child’s blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created, stored, or shared, except as required by general law or authorized pursuant to a court order. Died. Bill Status: Died

Creates Healthy Florida Program for purpose of comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage. The Board of the program must establish requirements and standards to promote nondiscrimination, including based on genetic information. Died. Bill Status: Died

Prohibits life insurers and long-term care insurers from basing decisions on genetic information. Prohibits these insurers from taking certain actions related to genetic information for any insurance purpose. Died. Bill Status: Died

Creates Healthy Florida Program for purpose of comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage. The Board of the program must establish requirements and standards to promote nondiscrimination, including based on genetic information. Died. Bill Status: Died

Enacts the Parents Bill of Rights. Parental rights include the right to consent in writing before any record of his or her minor child’s blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created, stored, or shared, except as required by general law or authorized pursuant to a court order. Died. Bill Status: Died

Prohibits life insurers, long-term care insurers, and disability income insurers from certain actions relating to genetic information or genetic testing of applicants. Prohibits these insurers from taking certain actions relating to coverage or rates unless certain conditions are met. Requires entities providing direct-to-consumer genetic testing to obtain prior written authorization to disclose identifying health information to life or health insurers. Died. Bill Status: Died

Establishes the parent's bill of rights. Requirements set forth in the bill include parental written consent before any record of a minor child's blood or DNA is made, shared or stored unless required by law or court order. 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary. Bill Status: Died

Specifies criteria that must be met before a life insurer, long-term care insurer, or disability income insurer may use genetic information for underwriting purposes. Prohibits a life, long-term care, or disability income insurer for canceling coverage based solely on genetic information; requiring an applicant to take a genetic test as a condition of insurability; or obtaining, requesting, or otherwise requiring the complete genome sequence of an applicant’s DNA. Requires written consent for companies providing direct-to-consumer commercial genetic testing to share information about a consumer with a life insurer or health insurer. 3/12/2020 Ordered engrossed and enrolled. Bill Status: Pending