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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  505.16A  GENETIC INFORMATION AND
  1  2 TESTING – INSURANCE COVERAGE.
  1  3    1.  An insurer shall not discriminate against any
  1  4 individual on the basis of genetic information or the refusal
  1  5 of an individual to submit to genetic testing or to make
  1  6 available the results of genetic testing in the application
  1  7 for or issuance, delivery, extension, or renewal of a contract
  1  8 or policy for insurance or in the fixing of rates, terms, or
  1  9 conditions for such a contract or policy.
  1 10    2.  For the purposes of this section:
  1 11    a.  "Genetic information" means information derived from
  1 12 genetic testing.
  1 13    b.  "Genetic testing" means genetic testing as defined in
  1 14 section 729.6.
  1 15    c.  "Insurer" includes all companies or associations
  1 16 organized or regulated under chapter 508, 509, 509A, 511, 514,
  1 17 514A, 514B, or 515.  
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill prohibits an insurer from discriminating against
  1 20 any individual on the basis of genetic information or the
  1 21 refusal of an individual to submit to genetic testing or to
  1 22 make available the results of genetic testing in the
  1 23 application for or issuance, delivery, extension, or renewal
  1 24 of a contract or policy for insurance or in the fixing of
  1 25 rates, terms, or conditions for such a contract or policy.
  1 26 The bill defines "genetic information", "genetic testing", and
  1 27 "insurer" for the purposes of the bill.  
  1 28 LSB 1106SS 77
  1 29 pf/jj/8
     

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