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A stop-loss carrier must offer coverage to all employees and dependents of employees of a small employer to which it issues a stop-loss insurance policy and may not exclude any employee or dependent…

This bill states that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to protect individuals from the unauthorized use of their genetic information, ensure that genetic information is…

This bill provides that in a claim of discrimination or retaliation based on genetic information, the person claiming to have been aggrieved prevails if he or she has proven that a protected…

Requires every health care service plan contract, except a specialized health care service plan contract, to provide coverage for genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC…

Requires a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2015, to provide coverage for genetic testing for Lynch syndrome.…

A health benefit plan offered to a small employer, as defined in Section 1304(b) of PPACA and in Section 10753, may not establish rules for eligibility, including continued eligibility, of an…

States that a newborn sample may not be used for medical research if a parent or guardian of the newborn child objects to the testing program. The bill would require the department to provide…

Amends state law prohibiting denial of full and equal access to benefits or discrimination in any program or activity that is conducted, operated, or administered by the state or by any state agency…

Requires the State Department of Health Care Services to provide individuals diagnosed with breast cancer information relating to breast cancer susceptibility gene (BRCA) mutations. The goal is to…

This bill prohibits the denial of a workers' compensation claim solely because the motivation behind what caused the employee's injury or injury resulting in death was related to an…