Genome Statute and Legislation Database

Amends the health care coverage law for breast cancer screening by requiring coverage for a person with an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer determined by a risk factor model such as Tyrer-Cuzick, BRCAPro, or Gail. 05/02/2016 In Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs. Postponed Indefinitely.

Worker's compensation is payable for disability or death of an employee resulting from occupational diseases, including breast cancer, if certain criteria are met. Criteria includes: (1) diagnosis of breast cancer after five years of employment, before the age of 40, without BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 genetic predisposition; and (2) the disease must not have been revealed during an initial employment medical screening exam or during any subsequent medical review. 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.

Requires the department of consumer affairs and business to adopt regulations relative to any person that owns or licenses personal information about a resident of the commonwealth. Personal information includes biometric indicators (or any unique biological attribute or measurement that can be used to authenticate the identity of an individual, including but not limited to fingerprints, genetic information, iris or retina patterns, facial characteristics, or hand geometry). 6/27/2018 Accompanied a study order, see H4648.

This bill prohibits employers from using genetic testing for discriminatory purposes. Civil and criminal penalties for violations are set forth. Measure failed.

The informational content, including DNA/RNA and genetic sequences, contained in or on abandoned personal material is the property of the individual to whom it pertains regardless of its abandonment. No government or person may acquire, collect, retain or use of such informational content, with some exceptions such as for use by a law enforcement agency. Died on the table.

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.

Declares that it is the public policy of the State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all individuals to (1) enjoy fully and equally the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of places of public accommodations free of discrimination; and 2) seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination or abridgement on account of certain characteristics, including genetic information. Prohibits discrimination in housing practices based on genetic information. Died.

Requires an individual or the individual�s authorized representative provide express consent for a person to: (1) obtain the individual �s genetic material or genetic information; (2) perform a genetic analysis of the individual or any other analysis or test of the individual that requires the individual �s genetic material; (3) retain the individual �s genetic material or genetic information; or (4) disclose, including through sale or donation, the individual �s genetic material or genetic information. passed_senate. 5/17/2021 Referred to House Public Health Committee. Died.

Amends health insurance law pertaining to pre-existing conditions. Insurers may not treat genetic information as a pre-existing condition. Provision stating "without a diagnosis of a condition related to the information" is stricken. 3/28/2018 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Establishes requirements for controllers upon the receipt of a verified request from consumers to exercise their rights with respect to the processing of personal data, including genetic data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a person. Died.

Enacts the Parents Bill of Rights. Parental rights include the right to consent in writing before any record of his or her minor child�s blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created, stored, or shared, except as required by general law or authorized pursuant to a court order. 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.

Enacts the Online Consumer Protection Act. Defines biometric information to include an individual's DNA. Died.

States that a newborn sample may not be used for medical research if a parent or guardian of the newborn child objects to the testing program. The bill would require the department to provide information about the testing program, and to obtain a form signed by the parent or guardian acknowledging receiving information regarding the storage, retention, and use of the newborn child�s blood sample for medical research. Died.

Creates the Parents' Bill of Rights. Parental rights include the right to consent in writing before any record of his or her minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created, stored, or shared, except as required by general law or authorized pursuant to a court order. 4/21/2021 Senate Laid on Table, companion bill passed, see HB 241 (Ch. 2021-199) SJ 547.

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.

Amends the definition of biometric information under the Maryland Data privacy act. The definition of biometric information referring to a genetic print is stricken. The revised definition of biometric information includes physiological, biological, or behavioral characteristics, including an individual's DNA, that can be used singly, in combination with each other, or with other identifying data to establish individual identity. Died.

Requires certain businesses that collect a consumer's personal information, including biometric information such as an individual's DNA, to provide certain clear and conspicuous notices to the consumer at or before the point of collection. Authorizes a consumer to submit a certain request for information to a business that collects the consumer's personal information. Requires a business to comply with a request for information within 45 days after receiving a request. Died.

This bill adds supplemental Medicare policies to health insurance plans covered under the state genetic_discrimination Act. HF 1853, which was approved by the Governor, was substituted for this bill.

Amends existing genetic information and insurance law by removing the exclusion of life, disability and long-term care insurance. Died.

This bill prohibits denial, cancellation or alteration of a life or disability insurance policy or group life or disability insurance policy, including renewals, on the basis of any genetic testing performed on a insured, applicant or family member of insured or applicant. Measure failed.

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

Prohibits a direct-to-consumer genetic testing business entity from sharing personally identifiable genetic test data or other personally identifiable information about a consumer with a third party without the express written consent of the consumer or a subpoena or court order. Died.

This bill creates the Genetic Information privacy Act. Genetic testing and genetic information derived from testing may be released only to the individual tested or people specifically given written authorization to receive the information by the individual. Accident and health insurers may not request or seek information derived from genetic testing. If the federal government or others propose guidelines, the bill authorizes the insurance commissioner to propose rules to authorize further disclosure of information derived from genetic testing for insurance purposes beyond what is permitted in the legislation. The bill requires employers to treat information derived from genetic testing in a manner consistent with federal law, including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Exclusions under the definition of genetic testing includes research governed by the Common Rule, tests conducted purely for research, tests for somatic as opposed to heritable mutations, tests where direct personal identifiers that reveal the patients identity are encoded or encrypted and tests that are composed of de-identified or anonymized information. Penalties for violations are set forth. Measure failed.

Prohibits insurers, health care centers or fraternal benefit societies from purchasing information from direct-to-consumer genetic testing; requesting or requiring that a person disclose this information; or using such information in connection with the issuance, extension, renewal or withholding of an annuity, life insurance or health insurance. Insurers may not make provision of any insurance coverage, benefit, rate or term based on a requirement to undergo genetic testing or the results of a genetic test of an individual's family unless the results are in the individual's medical record. Died.

Amends the School Code to add provisions concerning student and educator data privacy. Protections cover biometric records, defined to include DNA. Died.

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.

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

Creates the small business health insurance pool. Health benefit plans covering small employers may not use genetic information to establish a pre-existing condition exclusion in the absence of a diagnosis of a condition related to the genetic information. 2/23/2016 (H) Died In Committee.

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

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

This bill requires individual and group health insurers that provide coverage on an expense-incurred basis to provide reimbursement not to exceed $115 for mammography screening any female under 35 with a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. Measure failed.

Prohibits discrimination based on an individual�s genetic information in relation to employment, labor relations, insurance coverage, and the provision of social and medical services. In some areas such as employment and insurance existing genetic nondiscrimination law are amended. Died.

This bill, as substituted by the Senate, prohibits the treatment of genetic information as a preexisting condition in the absence of a diagnosis and prevents the establishment of rules for eligibility or continued eligibility on the basis of a health status-related factor, including genetic information, in health insurance. Measure failed.

Requires a hospital service corporation that provides hospital or medical expense benefits to provide coverage for screening to determine whether genetic counseling related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutations is indicated; genetic counseling; and if indicated, BRCA testing. Died.

Authorizes the department of health to establish a program for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's and Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling. Participation in the program is voluntary, and all information is confidential. Died.

This bill amends the state genetic privacy law by changing retention and disclosure provisions that apply to health insurers. Measure failed.

Requires each legislative branch agency to adopt and implement the Commonwealth Workplace Harassment Policy established by the Department of Human Resource Management. Workplace harassment is defined to include harassment based on genetic information. Died.

A health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, may not apply a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance to coverage for screening services for prostate cancer for an insured who meets certain criteria. A person is 40 years of age or older and who is high risk, as determined by the attending or treating health care provider meets the criteria. High risk includes, but is not limited to, a person with a prostate who is Black, has a family history of prostate cancer, has a genetic predisposition to prostate cancer, or is a veteran. Carries over to 2022.

The bill requires contractors and prospective contractors with the state or counties to comply with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. 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.

This bill creates the Genetic Bill of RIghts. Genetic information is declared the exclusive property of the individual from whom the information is obtained. The bill also prohibits disclosure of genetic information without informed written consent. The bill excludes newborn screening blood specimens from the definition of genetic information. The bill also excludes research from consent requirements when genetic information is held by particular entities if the information is confidential research information for use in epidemiological or clinical research conducted for the purpose of generating scientific knowledge about genes or learning about the genetic basis of disease or for developing pharmaceutical and other treatments of disease. Measure failed.

Modifies existing law pertaining to the use of genetic information by government entities and enacts a new consumer protection law regarding the use of genetic information. Died.

This bill restricts the collection of biometric data, including DNA or RNA, by state agencies, municipalities, and political subdivisions. Died.

his bill prohibits the use of genetic information for community rating to develop small group health insurance premiums. The bill also prohibits pre-existing condition exclusions in small group health insurance policies based on genetic predisposition. Measure failed.

Imposes requirements for the collection and use of emergency health data and personal information and the use of technology to aid during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Requires entities using technology to get consent from individuals and to disclose certain information including the right to privacy and who will have access to the data. Emergency health data is defined to include genetic data. Died.

Limits the use of biometric identifiers by governmental bodies. Biometric identifiers are defined to include a DNA sample. Died.

Requires health benefit plans to provide insurance to persons without regard to their health status. Prohibits insurers from using genetic information in decisions regarding premium, deductible, copay or coinsurance. 3/5/2021 To Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. Died.

Establishes the Consumer Data privacy Act. Requires businesses to notify consumers before the collection of personal information. Consumers may opt out of the sale of personal information. Businesses must maintain privacy policies available online describing consumer's privacy rights such as the designated methods in which the consumer can request access or deletion of personal information. Biometric information, including deoxyribonucleic acid, is considered personal information. Carries over to 2022 session.