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2021 State Bills Louisiana 2021 HB 703

Louisiana

Retrieved from NHGRI

Jurisdiction
Louisiana
Status
Enacted
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
771
Stable source ID
nhgri-f6adb8bc2198c5ad19d4

NHGRI summary

Applies provisions that prohibit the use of genetic testing for health insurance and underwriting purposes to life and long-term care insurance policies. Applies prohibitions for unfair or deceptive acts or practices on the basis of genetic information to life and long-term care insurance policies. 6/11/21 Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 242. Effective August 1, 2021.

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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.