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State StatuteCalifornia: Cal. Civil Code 56.17

California

Retrieved from NHGRI

Jurisdiction
California
Status
Statute
NHGRI topic(s)
Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Privacy
Record year or session
Date not stated in source label
NHGRI database updated
February 8, 2024
Snapshot retrieved
September 1, 2026 at 2:32 AM UTC
Source row
947
Stable source ID
nhgri-381f25b12f5d67e554c0

NHGRI summary

A person who negligently or willfully discloses genetic test results in an individuals medical records who is applying for or enrolled in a health care service plan, except with written authorization in the format specified, is subject to fines as set forth in the statutes.

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Provenance

Courtesy: National Human Genome Research Institute. This source layer preserves the state, primary link, topic, bill status, and summary retrieved from NHGRI.