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State StatuteWest Virginia: WVC 33-15-2a, 33-16-1a, and 33-16-3k

West Virginia

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February 8, 2024
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September 1, 2026

Summary

A health benefit plan issued in connection with a group health plan may not impose a pre-existing condition exclusion based on genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis. A health status-related factor is defined to include genetic information as defined in section of the statutes pertaining to individual group accident and sickness insurance.

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NHGRI Genome Statute and Legislation Database. State StatuteWest Virginia: WVC 33-15-2a, 33-16-1a, and 33-16-3k. Archived by Who Owns Your DNA? Retrieved September 1, 2026. https://whoownsyourdna.org/source-records/nhgri/nhgri-df8fe0e9d415d7390ee0/