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Genome Statute and Legislation Database

The Genome Statute and Legislation Database is comprised of state statutes and bills introduced during the 2002-2024 U.S. state legislative sessions.

Overview

The Genome Statute and Legislation Database is reviewed and updated monthly. Searchable topics in the database include employment and insurance discrimination, health insurance coverage, privacy, research, the use of residual newborn screening specimens and other topics of interest.

Definitions of terms such as "bill", "statute", and "regulation" are available through the Glossary of Statutory, Legislative, and Regulatory Terms.

For other helpful links and legislative databases, please see Additional Resources.

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State Primary Link Topic(s) Bill Status Summary
Illinois Privacy Died

Establishes consumer rights to copies of information held by persons who control and process data. Provides for the correction of inaccurate data. Provides for restrictions on the use of personal data. Defines health care information to include a patient's deoxyribonucleic acid. Died.

Illinois Privacy Died

Creates the Consumer privacy Act. Personal information is defined to include biometric information such as deoxyribonucleic acid. Provides consumers rights with regard to the collection and use of personal information businesses. Died.

Illinois Privacy Died

Amends the Genetic Information privacy Act. Requires informed consent for a person or business to disclose an individual's genetic information to third parties specifically for marketing, advertising, or sales purposes. Died.

Indiana Research, Use of Residual Newborn Screening Specimens Died

Amends the state's newborn screening statute. The bill requires consent to release newborn's residual blood specimen for epidemiological survey and research. Died.

Indiana Privacy Died

Establishes requirements regarding student education records, personally identifiable information of a student, and certain other information concerning a student. Personally identifiable information includes a DNA sequence. Died.

Indiana Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

An insurer that issues an individual or group policy of accident and sickness insurance, small employer group health insurance plans, and health maintenance organization contracts may not establish rules for eligibility of an individual to enroll or continued enrollment based on any of the following health status related factors, including genetic information. Died.

Indiana Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

Specifies that a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract must provide for availability, renewability, premium rating, and coverage without regard to health status, including genetic information. Died.

Iowa Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Privacy, Research Died

This bill prohibits health insurers from discriminating based on genetic information or tests. Authorization is required to obtain genetic information or samples. Consent requirements are established to collect, retain, transmit or use genetic information. Exceptions under consent requirements include medical or scientific research and eduction and for use in medical repositories and registries if it does not contain personally identifiable information. Health insurers may not release genetic information without prior written authorization. Exceptions for release requirements include (1) if an individual is participating in research settings, including those governed by the federal policy for the protection of human subjects, and (2) tests conducted purely for research. Measure failed.

Iowa Use of Residual Newborn Screening Specimens Died

Requires the Center for Congenital and Inherited Disorders to adopt rules to prohibit the retention and ensure proper disposal of residual newborn screening specimens. The Center must incinerate any residual specimens being stored before the effective date of the bill. Died.

Iowa Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

Establishes the Healthy Iowa program. Residents of the state are entitled to enroll. Discrimination is prohibited with respect to members and providers based on genetic information. Died.

Iowa Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

Iowa residents are eligible and entitled to enroll as a member in and receive benefits for health care services covered by the healthy Iowa program. A participating health care provider or participating care coordinator may not refuse to provide health care services to a member on the basis of genetic information. Died.

Iowa Privacy Died

This bill modifies a provision related to personal information in the event of a security breach of computerized data. The definition of personal information is amended to include a deoxyribonucleic acid profile. Died.

Iowa Privacy Died

This bill modifies a provision related to personal information in the event of a security breach of computerized data. The definition of personal information is amended to include a deoxyribonucleic acid profile. Died.

Kansas Privacy Died

The state board, the department of education, a unified school district or local education agency may not provide any personally identifiable information of any student or teacher, including a DNA sequence, to any federal agency, any Kansas state or local agency, state or local agency outside the state of Kansas, or any other organization or entity unless under specified circumstances. Died.

Kentucky Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Privacy Died

This bill prohibits the adjustment of premium or contribution amounts based on genetic information; prohibits an insurer from requesting or requiring a genetic test of a member unless made pursuant to the Common Rule, equivalent federal regulations or any applicable administrative regulation for the protection of human subjects in research; prohibits the use of genetic information for underwriting purposes; prohibits the request, requirement, or purchase of genetic information by an insurer prior to an individual's enrollment under a plan; precludes insurers from requiring genetic information for eligibility for health insurance in the individual market; and prohibits the use of genetic information for the purpose of imposing any pre-existing condition exclusion. Measure failed.

Kentucky Health Insurance Coverage Died

Establishes mandated coverage requirements of genetic testing for mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes for insured who are at risk of breast cancer or ovarian cancer or who have been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer under the age of forty. Died.

Kentucky Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

Makes technical changes to state statutes that prohibit the use of pre-existing condition exclusions based on genetic information. Clarifies that the prohibition applies to all insurers that offer any health benefit plan coverage. Died.

Kentucky Privacy Died

Any agency that collects, maintains, or stores personal information that determines or is notified of a security breach relating to personal information collected, maintained, or stored by the agency or by a nonaffiliated third party on behalf of the agency must take specified actions. Personal information includes a genetic print or image. Agencies covered under the law include the executive branch of state government, local government and public educational institutions. Died.

Kentucky Privacy Died

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 information to consumers. Died.

Kentucky Privacy Died

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 information to consumers. Died.

Kentucky Privacy Died

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 an ongoing criminal investigation. Died.

Kentucky Other Topics Died

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, including genetic information. Died.

Kentucky Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

Amends language pertaining to pre-existing condition exclusions in group health insurance. Prohibits group health benefit plan coverage from adjusting premium or contribution amounts for a group covered under the plan on the basis of genetic information. Died.

Kentucky Other Topics Died

Permits a patient to request and receive results of his or her genetic or genetic-related tests. Requires results of genetic or genetic-related tests to be reported and transmitted to a patient who requested the test. Permits a medical laboratory to collect a specimen from a patient for a genetic or genetic-related test requested by the patient. Died.

Kentucky Privacy Died

Establishes the parent's bill of rights. Requirements set forth in the bill include parental written consent before any record of a minor child's blood or DNA is made, shared or stored unless required by law or court order. Died.

Kentucky Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

Establishes health-status eligibility rules for health benefit plans in any market. Prohibits requiring a greater premium or contribution, or different benefits coverage, on the basis of any health status-related factor, including genetic information. Prohibits pre-existing condition exclusions. Prohibits adjustment of premium or contribution amounts for group health plans on the basis of genetic information. Died.

Kentucky Other Topics Died

Requires a health facility that provides perinatal care to provide each patient, upon admission or as soon thereafter as reasonably practical, written information regarding the patient's rights, including the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of genetic information. Died.

Louisiana Employment Nondiscrimination Died

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 on Human Rights. Measure failed.

Louisiana Employment Nondiscrimination Died

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 veterans, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sickle cell trait, and genetic information. Died.

Louisiana Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires coverage of cancer treatment targeting a specific genetic mutation. Prohibits a health coverage plan from denying coverage for a medically necessary drug on the basis that the drug is not indicated for the location in the body of the patient's cancer, if the drug is FDA approved for the treatment of the specific mutation of the patient's cancer. Died.

Louisiana Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

Applies provisions that prohibit the use of genetic testing for health insurance and underwriting purposes to life and long-term care insurance policies. Applies prohibitions for unfair or deceptive acts or practices on the basis of genetic information to life and long-term care insurance policies. Died.

Maine Privacy Died

Prohibits the collection, entry into an education database or maintenance of DNA by as education records by the department of education or school administrative unit. Died.

Maine Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

In amended version, prohibits pre-existing condition exclusions in individual health plans but removes text referring to genetic information. Allows restricted enrollment in individual health plans during open enrollment periods and special enrollment periods in a manner consistent with federal law. Died.

Maine Employment Nondiscrimination, Other Topics, Privacy Died

No member, officer, employee or agent of a municipal housing authority may knowingly divulge or disclose personnel information declared confidential with some specified exceptions. Personal information, including genetic information, is considered confidential. Died.

Maine Privacy Died

The department of education, a school administrative unit or a state agency may not collect, store, transmit or process the certain information, including DNA, from a student without the written consent of a parent or guardian of a student or an eligible student unless otherwise required or authorized by statute or rule. Died.

Maine Privacy Died

Clarifies that certain personal information of municipal employees is confidential and a record or portion of a record containing that information in the possession of a municipal government is not a public record. Personal information includes genetic information. Died.

Maine Health Insurance Coverage Died

As introduced, a health plan must provide coverage for risk assessment for a BRCA gene mutation and genetic counseling or testing, if necessary. Died.

Maine Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

In the absence of a medical diagnosis of a disease, disorder or syndrome related to genetic information, a health insurer, life insurer or long-term care insurer may not cancel, limit or deny coverage or establish differentials in premium rates based on such genetic information. A health insurer, life insurer or long-term care insurer may not request, require, purchase or otherwise solicit genetic information; use genetic test results; or consider an individual's decisions or actions relating to genetic testing in any manner for any insurance purpose. 6/10/2021 Reports Read. On motion by Senator Sanborn of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass. Report accepted. In concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files. Died.

Maine Privacy Died

Establishes annual registration of data brokers. Requires data brokers to develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program to protect personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable information includes genetic identifiers. Ought Not to Pass Pursuant To Joint Rule 310, Jun 2, 2021.

Maine Privacy Died

Establishes consumer rights with respect to personal information collected by a business. Personal information includes biometric information. Biometric information is defined to include deoxyribonucleic acid. Died Between Houses, Jun 2, 2021.

Maryland Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

This bill repeals an exemption for disability insurance under the state genetic nondiscrimination law and amends the definition of genetic information used in the health_insurance_nondiscrimination law. Measure failed.

Maryland Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

This bill provides an individual with a right to civil if the state genetic nondiscrimination insurance statutes are violated. Measure failed.

Maryland Privacy Died

This bill restricts access to, use of and retention of DNA samples and disclosure of DNA test results without consent with some exceptions. The bill also provides personal property rights to DNA samples and DNA test results. The bill requires the health department to develop a uniform written informed consent form. Civil and criminal penalties are set forth, and individuals whose rights are violated may bring civil action. Measure failed.

Maryland Coverage and reimbursement, Genetic discrimination Died

Prohibiting carriers that offer life insurance, long-term care insurance, and disability insurance policies or contracts from taking certain action regarding coverage based on whether an applicant or...

Maryland Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

This bill prohibits an insurer from requesting or requiring a genetic test or from using a genetic test, the results of a genetic test, genetic information, or a request for genetic services to deny or limit life insurance coverage or benefits or to charge a different rate for the same coverage or benefits under an annuity contract; defining terms; and providing for an exception if the use is based on sound actuarial principles. Measure failed.

Maryland Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

This bill prohibits an insurer from requesting or requiring a genetic test or from using a genetic test, the results of a genetic test, genetic information, or a request for genetic services to deny or limit life insurance coverage or benefits or to charge a different rate for the same coverage or benefits under an annuity contract; defining terms; and providing for an exception if the use is based on sound actuarial principles. Measure failed.

Maryland Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

This bill repeals an exemption for disability insurance under the state genetic nondiscrimination law and amends the definition of genetic information used in the health_insurance_nondiscrimination law. Measure failed.

Maryland Privacy Died

This bill restricts access to, use of and retention of DNA samples and disclosure of DNA test results without consent with some exemptions. The bill also provides personal property rights to DNA samples and DNA test results and requires the health department to develop a uniform written informed consent form. Penalties are set forth for violations. Measure failed.

Maryland Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

This bill provides an individual with a right to civil if the state genetic nondiscrimination insurance statutes are violated. Measure failed.

Maryland Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination Died

This bill amends provisions of law that relate to the use of genetic tests and genetic information by an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization. The bill also amends provisions related to the use of genetic information in disability insurance, longterm care insurance, or life insurance. Measure failed.

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Additional Resources

Cornell Legal Information Institute
This website allows users to search for Federal and state laws and regulations. NHGRI’s Genome Statute and Legislation Database does not include regulations.

LawSeqSM Database
Developed at the University of Minnesota and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, this database allows users to search federal and state statutes, regulations, and reported judicial decisions. The database allows searches by jurisdiction (federal, state, and individuals states), source type, topic, and open text. This resource was developed by a project funded by NHGRI and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on “LawSeqSM: Building a Sound Legal Foundation for Translating Genomics into Clinical Application” (grant #: R01HG008605; Susan M. Wolf,. Ellen Wright Clayton, and Frances Lawrenz, principal investigators). The team keeps this database up to date.

National Society of Genetic Counselors
To find information about state genetic counselor licensing laws, visit the National Society of Genetic Counselors’ website. NHGRI’s Genome Statute and Legislation Database does not include state laws related to genetic counseling. 

Last updated: February 8, 2024