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A person in the business of providing life, disability income, or long-term care insurance who obtains information about genetic testing of an individual or a family member may not use that information in writing a type of insurance coverage other than life, disability income, or long-term care insurance. An aggrieved individual may bring a civil action.

Health carriers may not establish rules of eligibility or continued eligibility for health coverage based on health status related factors of any employee or dependent, including genetic information, or impose a pre-existing condition exclusion based on genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis.

This bill prohibits employers from (1) seeking to obtain or use a genetic test or genetic information, (2) requiring a genetic test or genetic information, (3) accessing or requesting or requiring consent to access genetic information, (4) requesting or requiring a genetic test from an individual or family member, or (5) inquiring about whether an individual or family member has taken or refused to take a genetic test. Civil penalties are set forth for violations. Measure failed. Bill Status: Died

This bill sets forth requirements for government collection of biometric identifiers, including DNA. No governmental entity shall obtain a biometric identifier of an individual without authorization of the individual, with some exceptions such as law enforcement. Died. Bill Status: Died

Makes confidential any part of a 9-1-1 audio recording or transcript that discloses a person's health status, medical conditions, health care services or treatments, medical history, genetic information, or current health insurance plan information by excluding it from the definition of a government record. Died. Bill Status: Died

Establishes the Healthy New Jersey Program. Prohibits discrimination with respect to members and health care providers based on genetic information. Died. Bill Status: Died

A person may not refuse to refer a job seeker for employment or to discriminate against a job seeker in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment to which the job seeker is referred because of certain characteristics, including genetic information. Died. Bill Status: Died

Makes confidential any part of a 9-1-1 audio recording or transcript that discloses a person's health status, medical conditions, health care services or treatments, medical history, genetic information, or current health insurance plan information by excluding it from the definition of a government record. Died. Bill Status: Died

Requires testing of infants for genetic mutations associated with the development of hereditary hemochromatosis. Died. Bill Status: Died

This bill sets forth privacy protections for personally identifiable information collected by businesses. Personally identifiable information includes biometric data such as DNA. Died. Bill Status: Died