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Maryland State Statute (Maryland: Md. Insurance Code §§15-1201, 15-1301 and 15-1401 )
Health status-related factors, including genetic information, may not be used to cancel or refuse to renew a small employer group plan or individual health plans or to establish rules for eligibility…- state statute
- Maryland
- health insurance nondiscrimination
- genetic information
- employer group plan
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Maryland State Statute (Maryland: Md. State Government Code §20-601 et seq.)
An employer may not (1) discriminate against any individual because of genetic information or because of an individual's refusal to submit to a genetic test or provide the results of a genetic…- state statute
- Maryland
- employment nondiscrimination
- genetic privacy
- genetic testing
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Massachusetts 2009 State Bills (Massachusetts 2009 H 3809)
This bill requires individual accident and sickness policies, individual and group hospital service plans, the group insurance commission plan for active and retired employees, and individual or…- state bill
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- Massachusetts
- health insurance coverage
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Massachusetts 2010 State Bills (Massachusetts 2010 H 4935)
This bill requires individual accident and sickness policies, individual and group hospital service plans, the group insurance commission plan for active and retired employees, and individual or…- state bill
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- bill status enacted
- Massachusetts
- genetic testing
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Massachusetts 2011 State Bills (Massachusetts 2011 S 1080)
This bill creates the Genetic Bill of RIghts. Genetic information is declared the exclusive property of the individual from whom the information is obtained. The bill also prohibits disclosure of…- state bill
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- Massachusetts
- health insurance nondiscrimination
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Massachusetts 2013 State Bills (Massachusetts 2013 H 1909)
Specifies when authorization to disclose health care information is required. Health care is defined to include genetic information. As of June 6, 2014, accompanied by a study order (see H4147). Bill…- state bill
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- Massachusetts
- genetic privacy
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Massachusetts 2013 State Bills (Massachusetts 2013 H 2070)
This bill states that any public health surveillance activity which is also research is subject to the requirements for research using human subjects. Signed by the Governor 12/19/2014. Bill Status:…- state bill
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- bill status enacted
- Massachusetts
- public health surveillance
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Maryland State Statute (Maryland: Md. Commercial Code §14-3501 et seq.)
The law requires businesses to establish certain protections when using personal information. Personal information is defined to include an individual's genetic print.- state statute
- Maryland
- genetic privacy
- genetic print
- genetic information
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Maryland State Statute (Maryland: Md. Health Code §13-2001 et seq.)
The law prohibits research using a human subject unless the person conducts the research in accordance with the federal regulations on the protection of human subjects.- state statute
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- human subject
- Research
- protection of human subjects
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Maryland State Statute (Maryland: Md. Health §17–215)
A person who directly or indirectly advertises or solicits business for diagnostic laboratory tests or procedures is a covered entity under HIPAA and must make certain disclosures. The law does not…- state statute
- Maryland
- diagnostic laboratory tests
- HIPAA
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