Idaho
Explore the Idaho records currently included in this collection. Coverage is not complete.
State Laws Database: 0 records
NHGRI database archive: 10 records
Status: 5 enacted or approved; 0 proposed or pending
Most common mapped topics: Other Topics (4) · Health Insurance Nondiscrimination (3) · Privacy (3)
Records in Idaho
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| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
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| Idaho | 2016 State Bills Idaho 2016 HB 554NHGRI archive2016 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Enacted | If a firefighter is diagnosed with breast cancer after a five years of employment, and the disease was not revealed during an initial employment medical screening examination, then the disease is presumed to be proximately caused by the firefighter's employment as a firefighter. The presumption applies to breast cancer diagnosed before the age of forty (40) years and when a breast cancer 1 or breast cancer 2 genetic predisposition is not present. Signed by Governor on March 30, 2016. Effective: 07/01/2016. |
| Idaho | 2014 State Bills Idaho 2014 HB 511NHGRI archive2014 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Regulates the collection, possession and disclosure of biometric identifiers, defined to include human DNA, by private entities. Died. |
| Idaho | 2014 State Bills Idaho 2014 SB 1273NHGRI archive2014 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | If a firefighter is diagnosed with breast cancer within 5 years of employment if diagnosed before the age of 40 and if the cancer was not revealed during an initial employment medical screening examination or during any subsequent medical review, the disease shall be rebuttably presumed to be proximately caused by the firefighter's employment as a firefighter, regardless of whether or not the firefighter has a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. Died. |
| Idaho | 2014 State Bills Idaho 2014 SB 1385NHGRI archive2014 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Unless explicitly mandated by federal statute, a state agency, district or education institution must obtain written consent from parents or eligible students before collecting biometric records, defined to include a DNA sequence. Died. |
| Idaho | 2013 State Bills Idaho 2013 HB 194NHGRI archive2013 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Worker's compensation is payable for disability or death of an employee resulting from occupational diseases, including breast cancer, if certain criteria are met. Criteria includes: (1) diagnosis of breast cancer after five years of employment, before the age of 40, without BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 genetic predisposition; and (2) the disease must not have been revealed during an initial employment medical screening exam or during any subsequent medical review. Died. |
| Idaho | 2007 State Bills Idaho 2007 SB 1107NHGRI archive2007 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | The bill amends the state genetic nondiscrimination law by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of genetic information or a genetic test in the issuance of coverage, or the fixing of rates, terms or conditions, for any policy or contract of hospital or medical insurance or any health benefit plan. Measure failed. |
| Idaho | State StatuteIdaho: IC 39-8301 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Privacy | Statute | An employer may not (1) access or otherwise take into account private genetic information, (2) request or require consent to a release of private genetic information, (3) request or require a genetic test, or (4) inquire about taking or refusal to take a genetic test in connection with a hiring, promotion, retention or other related decision. An exception is made under certain circumstances for an order compelling disclosure of private genetic information. |
| Idaho | State StatuteIdaho: IC 41-1313NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | With respect to disability insurance or any health benefit plan, no person may discriminate on the basis of a genetic test or private genetic information in the issuance of coverage or the fixing of rates, terms or conditions. |
| Idaho | State StatuteIdaho: IC 41-2221, 41-3940, and 41-4708NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | General managed care plans and health benefit plans covering large and small employers may not treat genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis as a pre-existing condition. |
| Idaho | State StatuteIdaho: IC 72-438NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Other Topics | Statute | If a firefighter is diagnosed with breast cancer after five years of employment, and the disease was not revealed during an initial employment medical screening examination, then the disease is presumed to be proximately caused by the firefighter's employment as a firefighter. The presumption applies to breast cancer diagnosed before the age of forty (40) years and when a breast cancer 1 or breast cancer 2 genetic predisposition is not present. |