Genome Statute and Legislation Database

This bill creates the genetic nondiscrimination in health insurance act. No health benefit plan may cancel, deny or refuse to renew benefits or coverage based on genetic information. This bill also places restrictions on health benefit plan's ability to request or require disclosure of genetic information. Measure failed.

This bill creates the genetics advisory council. The council, if created, will study and make recommendations on various issues, including unfair discrimination by employers and insurers. Measure failed.

This bill creates the genetics advisory council. The council, if created, will study and make recommendations on various issues, including unfair discrimination by insurers and employers. Measure failed.

This bill creates the Ohio Health Benefit Exchange. The exchange must meet the minimum requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Died.

This bill creates the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange and prohibits the treatment of genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis as a pre-existing condition in the exchange. Measure failed.

This bill creates the Parents' Bill of Rights. Rights under the bill include the right to consent in writing before any record of a minor childs blood or DNA is created, stored or shared, except as required by Sections 1-516 (pertaining to syphilis) and 1-524.1 (pertaining to testing arrested persons for sexually transmitted infections and HIV) of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or unless authorized pursuant to a court order. Signed by the Governor on May 12, 2014.

This bill defines the term "genetic predisposition" for purposes of individual and small group health insurance policies, requires that genetic predisposition be disregarded in community rating, and provides that no pre-existing condition exclusion in such a policy shall exclude coverage on the basis of any genetic predisposition. Measure failed.

This bill deletes provisions in the statutes related to pre-existing conditions and the treatment on genetic information as such a condition. Measure failed.

This bill enacts the Uniform Protection of Genetic Information in Employment Act on employee access to genetic information, confidentiality and retention of genetic information and disclosure of genetic information. Measure failed.

This bill establishes a genetics advisory council to study various topics, including the use of any genetic test by insurers, employers or educational institutions, including the potential for compromising the individual liberties and civil rights of individuals or causing individuals to suffer unfair discrimination. Died.

This bill establishes a personal property right to DNA samples. A person may not, without the informed, written consent of the individual or the individual's legal guardian or authorized representative: (1) collect a DNA sample from an individual; (2) perform a genetic test on an individual's DNA sample; or (3) retain an individual's DNA sample, with certain exceptions. Died.

This bill establishes certain rights of parents regarding the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health care of their children and provides certain penalties for the violation of those rights. Rights set forth include the right to consent in writing before any record of a minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid is created, stored, or shared. Died.

This bill establishes procedures for protecting the privacy of student and teacher personally-identifiable data, including DNA. As of October 30, 2014, Interim Study Report: Recommended for Legislation in 2014 (Vote 15-0).

This bill establishes that a certain forensic genetic genealogical DNA analysis and search may not be initiated without certifying certain information before a court and obtaining a certain authorization from the court; prohibits certain biological samples subjected to certain forensic genetic genealogical profile analysis to be used to determine certain information about a certain donor; requires the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to produce a certain annual report; etc.

This bill establishes the Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology pilot program. Biometric technologies includes, but is not limited to, DNA and other identifiers. Died.

This bill establishes the Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology pilot program. Biometric technologies includes, but is not limited to, DNA and other identifiers. Died.

This bill excludes the health department's collection, use, storage and dissemination of genetic information and blood specimens for testing infants for heritable and congenital disorders from the law governing genetic information collected by a government entity. The bill also requires that parents are provided information about how specimens may be used and allows parents to opt out of public health studies or research. Measure failed.

This bill excludes the health department's collection, use, storage and dissemination of genetic information and blood specimens for testing infants for heritable and congenital disorders from the law governing genetic information collected by a government entity. The bill also requires that parents are provided information about how specimens may be used and allows parents to opt out of public health studies or research. Measure failed.

This bill gives an individual property rights to his or her DNA sample. A person may not collect a DNA sample, perform a genetic test or retain a DNA sample, with few exceptions such as for law enforcement purposes. Measure failed.

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.

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.

This bill modifies the definition of genetic test under the Genetic Insurance Discrimination Act and adds a new section restricting the use of genetic information in individual and group life, disability income and long-term care insurance. For underwriting and ratemaking purposes, these insurers may not request or require a genetic test, use genetic test results other than those in the medical record or use genetic test results in the medical record without claims experience, substantial data or actuarial justification. Measure failed.

This bill modifies the state Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Insurance Act. Topics addressed by the modifications include definitions, discrimination in health insurance based on genetic information, and prohibitions for requesting and requiring genetic a genetic test with exceptions for research if conducted in compliance with the Common Rule and certain criteria are met. Approved by the Governor on 5/10/2010.

This bill prescribes the requirements for surrogate decision makers to give informed consent for certain human subject research. Measure failed.

This bill prohibits a health group cooperative from excluding a small employer based on a health status-related factor, including genetic information in relation to an employee or dependent of an employee. Measure failed.