Arizona
Explore the Arizona records currently included in this collection. Coverage is not complete.
State Laws Database: 0 records
NHGRI database archive: 22 records
Status: 12 enacted or approved; 1 proposed or pending
Most common mapped topics: Privacy (10) · Health Insurance Nondiscrimination (6) · Other Topics (3)
Records in Arizona
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| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2020 State Bills Arizona 2020 HB 2691NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Prohibits placing an inmate in isolated confinement based on certain factors, including genetic information. Died. |
| Arizona | 2020 State Bills Arizona 2020 HB 2729NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Establishes requirements for controllers upon the receipt of a verified request from consumers to exercise their rights with respect to the processing of personal data, including genetic data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a person. Died. |
| Arizona | 2020 State Bills Arizona 2020 HB 2881NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Amends the state genetic privacy law. Declares genetic testing and the information derived from it, whether in the possession of a public or private entity, to be the exclusive private property of the person tested. Died. |
| Arizona | 2020 State Bills Arizona 2020 SB 1617NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Prohibits placing an inmate in isolated confinement based on certain factors, including genetic information. Died. |
| Arizona | 2019 State Bills Arizona 2019 SB 1297NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Enacted | Requires that genetic testing information be released only as authorized by state or federal law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy standards. Permits the release of genetic testing information to a health care provider who is providing care to the person tested and the health care provider's agent or employee. Allows a legal representative of a clinical laboratory that is in possession of the medical record to receive the genetic test and information derived from the genetic test when the laboratory is obtaining legal advice. Allows a licensed pathologist to order and perform genetic testing for a patient and receive the results. Signed by the Governor on May 22, 2019. |
| Arizona | 2018 State Bills Arizona 2018 HB 2450NHGRI archive2018 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Allows the release of genetic testing and information derived from genetic testing to the following, if the necessary requirements are met: an individual or entity that provides services to a health care provider or clinical laboratory, a statewide health information exchange, the health insurance carrier of the person tested, a nationally recognized accreditation organization, a health professional licensing board in the state, and an entity that is responsible for the payment of a health care provider charges. Died. |
| Arizona | 2017 State Bills Arizona 2017 SB 1373NHGRI archive2017 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Prohibits schools and school service providers from collecting or possessing biometric information of elementary or secondary school students unless the school service provider: (1) develops a written policy for the collection, retention, disclosure and destruction of biometric information; and (2) obtains a written release to collect biometric information. Sets forth protections for biometric information, if collected. Biometric information is defined as information derived from any biometric identifier used to identify an individual. Died. |
| Arizona | 2016 State Bills Arizona 2016 HB 2144NHGRI archive2016 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Enacted | This bill amends state law pertaining to genetic testing. New provisions include that a person may not order a genetic test without the informed consent of the person being tested. Signed by the Governor on 3/17/2016. Effective August 6, 2016. |
| Arizona | 2016 State Bills Arizona 2016 SB 1366NHGRI archive2016 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Amends statute pertaining to laboratory testing without a healthcare provider's order. Defines laboratory testing to include pharmacogenetic testing. Died. |
| Arizona | 2010 State Bills Arizona 2010 HB 2291NHGRI archive2010 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill prohibits health care service organizations from imposing pre-existing condition limitations or exclusions. Genetic conditions in the absence of a diagnosis related to the condition are not considered pre-existing conditions and may not result in a pre-existing condition limitation or exclusion. Measure failed. |
| Arizona | 2010 State Bills Arizona 2010 SB 1309NHGRI archive2010 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Enacted | The bill establishes the right of parents to consent in writing before any record of the minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid is created, stored or shared, with some exceptions such as for newborn screening. Signed by the Governor May 10, 2010. |
| Arizona | 2008 State Bills Arizona 2008 SB 2658NHGRI archive2008 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Enacted | This bill amends existing law that prohibits health benefit plans from terminating coverage based on a health status-related factor, including genetic information, by adding a group disability policy or a certificate of insurance for a group disability policy that is not issued in the state of Arizona to the definition of "health benefit plan." Signed by the Governor on April 28, 2008. |
| Arizona | 2007 State Bills Arizona 2007 HB 2629NHGRI archive2007 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Coverage | Died | This bill requires hospital or medical service corporations, health care service organizations, and individual, group and blanket disability insurers who provide health care coverage to pregnant women to cover the cost of genetic testing for thrombophilia if it is ordered by a physician. Measure failed. |
| Arizona | Arizona HB 2783NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Coverage and reimbursement | Introduced | Cancer screening; coverage; gene mutation. |
| Arizona | State StatuteArizona: ARS 1-602NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Privacy | Statute | Parents must consent in writing before any record of the minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid is created, stored or shared, with some exceptions such as newborn screening. |
| Arizona | State StatuteArizona: ARS 12-2801 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Privacy, Research | Statute | Information derived from genetic testing my only be released to the person tested or others with written authorization from the person tested with some exceptions, including but not limited to (1) a researcher for medical research and public health purposes, only if the research is conducted pursuant to applicable federal or state laws and regulations, (2) if the identity of the individual providing the sample is not disclosed to the person collecting and conducting research; or (3) a third person if approved by a human subjects review committee or human ethics committee, with respect to persons who are subject to a state cancer registry. The law also places restrictions on disclosure or compelling disclosure, requires consent from a parent or legal guardian of a minor to conduct genetic testing other than newborn screening, and requires written informed consent for genetic testing by health care providers with some exceptions. |
| Arizona | State StatuteArizona: ARS 20-1051 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | A health care services organization may not cancel an enrollee's evidence of coverage issued on a group basis because of criteria specified in the statutes, including such health status-related factors. Genetic information is a health status-related factor. |
| Arizona | State StatuteArizona: ARS 20-1379NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | Genetic information is a health status-related factor that may not be used as the basis for denial of coverage or as the basis for a pre-existing condition exclusion in the absence of a diagnosis in the individual health insurance market. |
| Arizona | State StatuteArizona: ARS 20-2301 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | Accountable health plans may not (1) deny, limit or condition coverage or benefits based on health status-related factors, including genetic information or (2) impose a pre-existing condition exclusion based on genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis. |
| Arizona | State StatuteArizona: ARS 20-448NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | Life and disability insurers (disability insurance is defined in the statutes to include health insurers) may not refuse to consider an application on the basis of a genetic condition. Information about a genetic condition may not be used for underwriting or ratemaking of life and disability insurance policies unless supported by the applicants medical condition, medical history and either claims experience or actuarial projections. In the case of disability insurance the use of information about a genetic condition for underwriting or ratemaking purposes constitutes unfair discrimination in the absence of a diagnosis. |