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State StatuteAlabama: Code of Ala. 27-53-1 et seq.

Alabama

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Jurisdiction: Alabama
Status: Statute
NHGRI topic(s): Health Insurance Nondiscrimination
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: 924
Stable source ID: nhgri-7c2d18827cc5507af324

NHGRI summary

Health benefit plans, including the Alabama Medicaid Agency, may not require a genetic test to determine if a person has a predisposition to cancer as a condition of insurability or use the results of such a test to determine insurability or discriminate with respect to rates or benefits. The statutes set forth penalties for insurance companies or health maintenance organizations that violate the law.

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