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This statute was amended as part of 2011 CA SB 559, referred to as CalGINA, by adding genetic information to the list of characteristics addressed in the Unruh Civil Rights Act. All people in…

This bill defines the term "genetic predisposition" for purposes of individual and small group health insurance policies, requires that genetic predisposition be disregarded in community…

his bill defines the term "genetic predisposition" for purposes of individual and small group health insurance policies, requires that genetic predisposition be disregarded in community…

Amends the state law pertaining to genetic discrimination in health insurance. The bill removes the provision in the statutes that states, "This section does not prohibit an insurer of expense-…

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…

H3ABioNet, a Pan African Bioinformatics Network for the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) consortium, was established to develop bioinformatics capacity in Africa and enable genomics…

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…

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…

This statute states that health and disability insurers may not deny applicants insurance coverage because of a diagnosis of sickle cell anemia. Note: In order to navigate to 27-5-13 at the given…

This bill states that all biological data derived from post-CLIA bioinformatics services shall be considered to contain genetic characteristics, as defined in section 1374.7 of the Health and Safety…