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A health benefit plan offered in Oregon must provide coverage for screening to determine whether counseling about BRCA testing is indicated. Governor signed. Effective 8/15/2017. Bill Status: Enacted

Prohibits a local or state administrative, legislative or regulatory body or instrumentality to engage in a discriminatory land use practice, including discrimination based on genetic information.…

Authorizes a person to advertise for, solicit business in the State for, offer, or perform direct to consumer genetic testing, if certain conditions are met. Died. Bill Status: Died

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Prohibits a policy or contract that covers a small employer, as defined in Section 1304(b) of PPACA and in Section 1357.500, or health care service plans offered outside the American Health Benefit…

Authorizes a person to advertise for, solicit business in the State for, offer, or perform direct to consumer genetic testing only if certain conditions are met. Died. Bill Status: Died

The Advocacy Committee of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), chaired by Sheila Dobin, releases policy statements to promote the responsible application of genomics in…

This bill removes language in several sections of the statutes related to health insurance, which state that genetic information is not a health status factor. Measure failed. Bill Status: Died