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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 Sort ascending
Connecticut Research, Use of Residual Newborn Screening Specimens Enacted

Requires that all research proposed to be conducted using personally identifiable information in the newborn screening system or requiring contact with affected individuals shall be reviewed and approved in advance by the health commissioner. 6/23/2017 Signed by the Governor. Effective 10/1/2017.

New Jersey Other Topics Died

Requires testing of infants for genetic mutations associated with the development of hereditary hemochromatosis. Died.

Missouri Privacy Died

Requires state education agencies to obtain parental consent to collect biometric records from parents, K-12 students or through data sharing agreements with any other entity. Biometric records are defined to include DNA sequences. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires policies that provide coverage for hospital, surgical or medical to cover screening for ovarian cancer, including genetic testing. Additional coverage is required if genetic testing is positive. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires policies that provide coverage for hospital, medical or surgical care to provide coverage for screening for ovarian cancer, upon examination by a physician or other factors, including genetic testing, for an ultrasound at specified periods. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires policies of hospital, surgical or medical care to provide coverage for ovarian cancer screening. These policies also must provide coverage for specific services if a person is believed to be at increased risk of ovarian cancer to due to family history, personal history or positive genetic testing. Died.

New York Use of Residual Newborn Screening Specimens Died

Requires parental consent for newborn DNA storage. The bill states that no test, DNA, blood spot, or other genetic information may be retained with an infant's identifying information other than for the purpose of newborn screening without parental consent. Died.

Rhode Island Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires nonprofit hospital service contract, plan, or insurance policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state must provide coverage of all blood testing services, including specified genetic tests. Died.

Maryland Employment Nondiscrimination Died

Requires managers and supervisors in the Legislative and Executive branches of State government to immediately report certain incidents of workplace bullying, including bullying based on genetic information. 3/5/2019 Unfavorable Report by House Rules and Executive Nominations; Withdrawn.

Maryland Employment Nondiscrimination Died

Requires managers and supervisors in the Legislative and Executive branches of State government to immediately report certain incidents of workplace bullying, including bullying based on genetic information. 3/11/2019 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn.

Montana Other Topics Died

Requires lobbyists to complete harassment prevention training. Harassment is defined to include unwelcome verbal or physical conduct that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual on the basis of genetic information. Died.

West Virginia Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires insurance coverage of a comprehensive ultrasound screening of breast if a woman is believed to be at increased risk of cancer based on several factors, including positive genetic testing. Died.

West Virginia Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires insurance coverage of a comprehensive ultrasound screening of breast if a woman is believed to be at increased risk of cancer based on several factors, including positive genetic testing. Died.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires insurance coverage for mammograms and breast cancer screening if the patient has additional risk factors for breast cancer such as family history and positive genetic testing. Died.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires insurance coverage for mammograms and breast cancer screening if the patient has additional risk factors for breast cancer such as family history and positive genetic testing. Died.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for certain persons for the detection of breast cancer, including women who have tested positive for Breast Cancer Gene 1 or Breast Cancer Gene 2 mutations or one or more first degree relatives test positive for Breast Cancer Gene 1 or Breast Cancer Gene 2 mutations. 3/28/2016 Accompanied a study order, see H4111.

Virginia Research Statute

Requires informed consent to conduct human research. Requires institutions or agencies conducting or proposing to conduct or authorize human research to establish a human research review committee.

Hawaii Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires individual policies of accident and health or sickness insurance to provide coverage for genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCAl or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. Died.

Hawaii Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires individual policies of accident and health or sickness insurance to provide coverage for genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCAl or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. Died.

Nebraska Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires individual or group sickness and accident insurance policies or subscriber contracts; hospital, medical, or surgical expense-incurred policies; and any self-funded employee benefit plan to the extent not preempted by federal law shall to provide coverage for screening digital breast tomosynthesis and digital magnetic resonance imaging if a woman 40 or older has positive genetic testing. Died.

Connecticut Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires individual health insurance policies to provide coverage for diagnostic and screening mammograms under certain circumstances. Positive genetic testing for the harmful variant of breast cancer gene one, breast cancer gene two or any other gene variant that materially increases the insured's risk for breast cancer fulfills the criteria for required coverage. Died.

Connecticut Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires individual and group health insurers to provide coverage for breast cancer chemoprevention counseling, risk assessment, genetic testing and counseling for any woman who is at increased risk for breast cancer due to family history, prior personal history of breast cancer, positive genetic testing or other indications as determined by a health care provider. Died.

Connecticut Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health_insurance_coverage, without any out-of-pocket expense, for: (1) diagnostic and screening mammograms, breast ultrasounds and magnetic resonance imaging of breasts for all insureds; (2) breast biopsies for all insureds, and (3) prophylactic mastectomies and breast reconstruction surgery for all insureds who have the harmful variant of breast cancer gene one (BRCA1), breast cancer gene two (BRCA2) or any similar gene variant that materially increases breast cancer risk. 1/27/2021 Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health_insurance_coverage of screening breast ultrasounds and breast MRI, in addition to mammograms, if the patient is at increased risk of cancer based on certain factors such as positive genetic testing. 7/18/2018 Accompanied a study order, see H4778.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health_insurance_coverage of screening breast ultrasounds and breast MRI, in addition to mammograms, if the patient is at increased risk of cancer based on certain factors such as positive genetic testing. 4/30/2018 In Senate. Accompanied a study order, see S2496.

New Jersey Coverage and reimbursement Introduced

Requires health_insurance_coverage of prenatal genetic test during first trimester of pregnancy.

New Jersey Coverage and reimbursement Introduced

Requires health_insurance_coverage of prenatal genetic test during first trimester of pregnancy.

New Jersey Coverage and reimbursement Introduced

Requires health_insurance_coverage of preimplantation genetic testing with in vitro fertilization under certain conditions.

West Virginia Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health_insurance_coverage of a comprehensive ultrasound screening if a mammogram demonstrates heterogeneous or dense breast tissue if a woman is believed to be at increased risk for breast cancer due to family history or prior personal history of breast cancer, positive genetic testing, or other indications as determined by a woman�s physician or advanced practice nurse. To House Banking and Insurance 02/23/21. Died.

Connecticut Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health_insurance_coverage for genetic cystic fibrosis screenings for women. Died.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Coverage, Other Topics Died

Requires health_insurance_coverage for certain genetically targeted drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Died.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health_insurance_coverage for certain genetically targeted drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Died.

Louisiana Health Insurance Coverage Enacted

Requires health_insurance_coverage for annual MRI at age 25 and annual mammography at age 30 for women with a hereditary susceptibility to breast cancer based on pathogenic mutation carrier status. 6/1/21 Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 45. Effective 1/1/2022.

Louisiana Health Insurance Coverage Enacted

Requires health plans to cover the cost of the genetic testing of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes to detect an increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer when recommended by a healthcare provider in accordance with the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. Signed by the Governor June 5, 2019. Effective January 1, 2020.

Louisiana Health Insurance Coverage Statute

Requires health plans to cover the cost of the genetic testing of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes to detect an increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer when recommended by a healthcare provider in accordance with the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.

Hawaii Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. Died.

Hawaii Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for: (1) screening to determine whether counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation is indicated; and (2) genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. Died.

Hawaii Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for: (1) screening to determine whether counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation is indicated; and (2) genetic counseling and testing related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation, if indicated. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Pending

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for expenses incurred in obtaining a colonoscopy when a subscriber has a high-risk predisposition to colon cancer based on genetic or family history. Carries over to 2022.

New Jersey Coverage and reimbursement Introduced

Requires health insurers to cover additional mammogram examinations and genetic testing and counseling under certain circumstances.

Illinois Privacy Died

Requires health insurance providers to protect health information related to sensitive services. A 2016 House Amendment would define sensitive services to include genetic testing. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive screening for ovarian cancer. Additional coverage for computed tomography, barium enema X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography, laparoscopy, colonoscopy and biopsy if a person is at increased risk for ovarian cancer due to specified factors, including positive genetic testing. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Pending

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive screening for ovarian cancer, including genetic testing. Carries over to 2022.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive screening for ovarian cancer for persons at high risk, including genetic testing. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening for ovarian and prostate cancers. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening for ovarian and prostate cancers. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Pending

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening for ovarian and prostate cancers. Carries over to 2022.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening for breast, ovarian, prostate, colon and lung cancers. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening for breast, ovarian, prostate, colon and lung cancers, if recommended by a board-certified geneticist or board-certified genetic counselor. Died.

New York Health Insurance Coverage Died

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening for breast, ovarian, prostate, colon and lung cancers if recommended by a board-certified geneticist or board-certified genetic counselor. Died.

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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