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2021 State Bills Georgia 2021 HB 115

Georgia

Retrieved from NHGRI

Jurisdiction
Georgia
Status
Pending
NHGRI topic(s)
Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination
Record year or session
2021
NHGRI database updated
February 8, 2024
Snapshot retrieved
September 1, 2026 at 2:32 AM UTC
Source row
759
Stable source ID
nhgri-6152c77189426ebee81b

NHGRI summary

Prohibits life and long-term care insurers that receive information from genetic testing from using the information for any non-therapeutic purpose, including, but not limited to, canceling, limiting, or denying coverage or establishing differentials in premium rates. These insurers also may not require or solicit genetic information, use genetic testing results, or consider a person's decisions or actions related to genetic testing in any manner for any insurance purpose. Carries over to 2022 session.

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