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Prohibits consideration of genetic characteristics in workers compensation claims to determine the approximate percentage of the permanent disability caused by other factors. Carries over to 2020.…

Every accident and sickness policy, contract through which an HMO furnishes health care, government self-insured health care plan, and employee welfare benefit plan may not (1) require a genetic…

ClinGen is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide a central resource that defines the clinical relevance of genes and variants for use in precision medicine and research.

Amends the genetic nondiscrimination in health insurance statute by establishing exemptions to the law. The bill provides that the requirements under existing law do not apply to genetic information…

This statute states that life and disability insurers may not refuse to consider an application on the basis of a genetic condition. Information about a genetic condition may not be used for…

Prohibits local or state administrative, legislative or regulatory body or instrumentality from engaging in discriminatory land use practices based on a variety of factors, including genetic…

Prohibits direct primary health care providers from discriminating in the selection of patients on the basis of genetic information and other protected classes. 4/24/2017 Signed Act. Bill Status:…

A group health plan may not establish rules for eligibility or continued eligibility based on health status-related factors, including genetic information, or impose a pre-existing condition…

The provision pertaining to the use of genetic information in short term insurance plans was removed from the final version of this bill. 5/6/2019 Signed by the Governor. Bill Status: Enacted

Final version of bill did not contain reference to court case, which addressed heritability and genetics, found in first amended version of the bill. Vetoed by the Governor. Bill Status: Vetoed