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Requires all individual accident and health or sickness insurance policies, all individual and group hospital and medical service corporation contracts, and all group or blanket disability policies that provide coverage for reproductive health to include certain services in reproductive health service coverage. The services listed include genetic screening and counseling related to BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations. Died. Bill Status: Died

Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. Died. Bill Status: Died

Requires accident and health or sickness insurers to provide coverage for genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. Died. Bill Status: Died

Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for: (1) screening to determine whether counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation is indicated; and (2) genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. Carries over to 2020 session. Bill Status: Pending

Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for: (1) screening to determine whether counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation is indicated; and (2) genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. Carries over to 2020 session. Bill Status: Pending

Modernizes "personal information" for the purposes of security breach of personal information law. Personal information is defined to include a deoxyribonucleic acid profile. 3/16/2020 Hearing canceled until further notice. Bill Status: Pending

Requires individual policies of accident and health or sickness insurance to provide coverage for genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCAl or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. 2/27/2020 The committee on Finance recommends that the measure be deferred. Bill Status: Pending

Requires individual policies of accident and health or sickness insurance to provide coverage for genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCAl or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. 3/9/2020 Referred to House Committees on Health, Consumer Protection on Commerce, and. Finance. Bill Status: Pending

Employers may not discriminate against any individual because of being regarded as having an impairment, which includes employer consideration of (1) an individual's genetic information, (2) genetic information of any family member of an individual, or (3) the individual's refusal to submit to a genetic test as a condition of initial or continued employment. The statutes also contain provisions pertaining to employment agencies and labor organizations.

No insurer providing accident and health or sickness insurance coverage or extended health insurance coverage, mutual benefit society, fraternal benefit society, or health maintenance organization may use an individual's or a family member's genetic information or a request for genetic services to (1) deny or limit any coverage or (2) establish eligibility, continuation, enrollment, or premium payment. These entities may not request or require collection or disclosure of genetic information of an individual or family member or disclose genetic information without written consent.