United States · statute

Public Law 110-233

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

Statute
Jurisdiction
United States
Record type
statute
Statute citation
122 Stat. 881
Signed
May 21, 2008
Last reviewed
August 31, 2026
Record version
1.0
Verification
verified primary
Permanent URL
https://whoownsyourdna.org/records/federal-gina-2008/

Topics: 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

Record details

Record history
  1. May 21, 2008: Signed into law. Source: Public Law 110-233.
  2. 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].

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