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This bill prohibits carriers of hospital, health or dental insurance from discriminating based on genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or to make available the results of a…

This bill amends Louisiana's genetic nondiscrimination in health insurance law. The definition of genetic information and genetic test is revised. The bill also prohibits health insurers from…

This bill changes the person in charge of promulgating regulations for genetic monitoring from the executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission to the chairman of the Louisiana Commission…

Retains present law and extends the definition of "discriminatory practice in connection with employment" to include all of the discrimination statutes in present law, which would add…

Retains present law and extends the definition of "discriminatory practice in connection with employment" to include all of the discrimination statutes, which would add veterans, pregnancy…

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…

Requires certain information holders to encrypt personally identifiable data, which is defined to include a genetic print. Information holders must report a breach of personally identifiable…

Creates a parent's right to consent in writing before any record of the minor child’s blood or deoxyribonucleic acid is created, stored, or shared, unless authorized pursuant to a court order or…

Requires health benefit plans to cover any genetic test for cancer risk recommended by a physician, physician's assistant, genetic counselor or nurse if the recommendation is consistent with…

Requires a health facility that provides perinatal care inform each patient, upon admission regarding the patient's right to to be free of discrimination on the basis of various factors,…