Indiana
Explore the Indiana records currently included in this collection. Coverage is not complete.
State Laws Database: 0 records
NHGRI database archive: 8 records
Status: 4 enacted or approved; 0 proposed or pending
Most common mapped topics: Health Insurance Nondiscrimination (5) · Use of Residual Newborn Screening Specimens (2) · Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination (1)
Records in Indiana
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| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 2019 State Bills Indiana 2019 HB 1494NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | An insurer that issues an individual or group policy of accident and sickness insurance, small employer group health insurance plans, and health maintenance organization contracts may not establish rules for eligibility of an individual to enroll or continued enrollment based on any of the following health status related factors, including genetic information. Died. |
| Indiana | 2019 State Bills Indiana 2019 HB 1631NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Enacted | The provision pertaining to the use of genetic information in short term insurance plans was removed from the final version of this bill. 5/6/2019 Signed by the Governor. |
| Indiana | 2019 State Bills Indiana 2019 SB 204NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Specifies that a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract must provide for availability, renewability, premium rating, and coverage without regard to health status, including genetic information. Died. |
| Indiana | 2018 State Bills Indiana 2018 SB 352NHGRI archive2018 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Establishes requirements regarding student education records, personally identifiable information of a student, and certain other information concerning a student. Personally identifiable information includes a DNA sequence. Died. |
| Indiana | 2015 State Bills Indiana 2015 SB 323NHGRI archive2015 legislative sessionPrimary source | Research, Use of Residual Newborn Screening Specimens | Died | Amends the state's newborn screening statute. The bill requires consent to release newborn's residual blood specimen for epidemiological survey and research. Died. |
| Indiana | State StatuteIndiana: IC 16-41-17-10NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Use of Residual Newborn Screening Specimens | Statute | The state health department must develop a system for using, for epidemiological survey and research purposes, any waste blood specimen left over after newborn screening. Waste blood specimens used for the purpose of epidemiological survey may not include the name or other identifying characteristics that would identify the individual submitting the specimen. |
| Indiana | State StatuteIndiana: IC 16-39-5-2NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | An insurer (except a life insurance company) may not obtain genetic screening or testing results without a separate written consent from an individual, but these entities are not liable for inadvertent receipt of results without consent. |
| Indiana | State StatuteIndiana: IC 27-4-1-4 and 27-8-26-1 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | Every accident and sickness policy, contract through which an HMO furnishes health care, government self-insured health care plan, and employee welfare benefit plan may not (1) require a genetic screening or testing; (2) consider screening or testing information in a manner adverse to member, applicant or their family members; (3) inquire about genetic screening or test results, use or base a decision on such information to cancel, refuse to issue, renew or enter into a contract, limit benefits, or charge higher premiums under health care services coverage; or (4) make an adverse decision about applicants or their family based genetic testing or screening results in medical records or other reports. An insurer may consider voluntarily submitted genetic test results if they are favorable. A violation of the law is an unfair method of competition deceptive act and practice in the business of insurance. |