United States · statute
Public Law 110-233
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
StatuteTopics: Genetic discrimination · Employment · Health insurance
Summary
GINA restricts the use of genetic information in health coverage and employment. Its health-coverage and employment provisions have different effective timelines and contain definitions, exceptions, and enforcement provisions that should be reviewed in the statutory text.
What the law or policy does
Title I amends federal health-coverage laws to restrict genetic-information requests and uses by covered plans and issuers. Title II restricts covered employers and other employment entities from acquiring or using genetic information, subject to statutory exceptions.
What this means
The federal law generally bars covered health insurers and employers from using genetic information in specified decisions. It does not create the same protections for life, disability, or long-term care insurance.
Primary sources
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, Public Law 110-233. U.S. Government Publishing Office. Accessed August 31, 2026.
Record details
Record history
- May 21, 2008: Signed into law. Source: Public Law 110-233.
- August 31, 2026: Record created from the enrolled public law. Source: Project review.
Technical metadata
Record ID: federal-gina-2008
Topics: genetic-discrimination, employment, health-insurance
Canonical source file: data/federal/federal-gina-2008.yaml
Cite this record
Who Owns Your DNA? Public Law 110-233: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. U.S. Genetics & Genomics Law and Policy Tracker. Record version 1.0. Accessed [date].