Nevada
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State Laws Database: 0 records
NHGRI database archive: 11 records
Status: 8 enacted or approved; 0 proposed or pending
Most common mapped topics: Employment Nondiscrimination (4) · Health Insurance Coverage (3) · Health Insurance Nondiscrimination (3)
Records in Nevada
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| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
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| Nevada | 2021 State Bills Nevada 2021 AB 198NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Coverage | Died | Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred to perform genetic testing to detect birth defects in the fetus of a pregnant woman who is 40 years of age or older. Died. |
| Nevada | 2021 State Bills Nevada 2021 SB 251NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Coverage | Enacted | Requires a primary care provider to administer a genetic test for harmful mutations in the BRCA gene if clinically indicated as a result of genetic counseling. The State Plan for Medicaid must pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred for screening, genetic counseling and testing for harmful mutations in the BRCA gene for women under circumstances where such screening, genetic counseling or testing is required. Insurers must cover the cost of screening, genetic counseling and testing for harmful mutations in the BRCA gene for women under circumstances where such screening, genetic counseling or testing is required. 5/27/2021 Approved by the Governor. Effective 1/1/2022. |
| Nevada | 2019 State Bills Nevada 2019 AB 68NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination | Enacted | Adds genetic information to the list of categories included in an apprenticeship agreement for which discrimination is prohibited. Requires the Office of Workforce Innovation to suspend for one year the right of any employer, association of employers or organization of employees acting as agent for an employer to participate in a program under the provisions of apprenticeship program after notice and hearing, finds that the employer, association or organization has discriminated against an individual based on genetic information. June 5, 2019 Approved by the Governor. Chapter 377. |
| Nevada | 2009 State Bills Nevada 2009 SB 388NHGRI archive2009 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill requires health insurers to comply with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. Measure failed. |
| Nevada | 2009 State Bills Nevada 2009 SB 426NHGRI archive2009 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Privacy | Enacted | This bill requires health insurers to comply with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. Signed by the Governor May 29, 2009. |
| Nevada | 2007 State Bills Nevada 2007 AB 578NHGRI archive2007 legislative sessionPrimary source | Research | Died | This bill prescribes the requirements for surrogate decision makers to give informed consent for certain human subject research. Measure failed. |
| Nevada | State StatuteNevada: NRS 457NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Coverage | Statute | Requires a primary care provider to administer a genetic test for harmful mutations in the BRCA gene if clinically indicated as a result of genetic counseling. The State Plan for Medicaid must pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred for screening, genetic counseling and testing for harmful mutations in the BRCA gene for women under circumstances where such screening, genetic counseling or testing is required. Insurers must cover the cost of screening, genetic counseling and testing for harmful mutations in the BRCA gene for women under circumstances where such screening, genetic counseling or testing is required. |
| Nevada | State StatuteNevada: NRS 610.020NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination | Statute | genetic_discrimination with regard to apprenticeship agreements is prohibited. Requires the Office of Workforce Innovation to suspend for one year the right of any employer, association of employers or organization of employees acting as agent for an employer to participate in a program under the provisions of apprenticeship program after notice and hearing, finds that the employer, association or organization has discriminated against an individual based on genetic information. |
| Nevada | State StatuteNevada: NRS 613.345NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination | Statute | It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, a labor organization or an employment agency to (1) ask or encourage a prospective or current employee or member of the labor organization to submit to a genetic test, (2) require or administer a genetic test to a person as a condition of employment or membership, or (3) deny, alter the terms, conditions or privileges of, or terminate employment or membership based on genetic information. |
| Nevada | State StatuteNevada: NRS 629.101 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Privacy, Research | Statute | It is unlawful to obtain any genetic information of a person without informed consent with some exceptions, including for use in a study where the identities of the persons from whom the genetic information is obtained are not disclosed to the person conducting the study. It is unlawful to retain genetic information that identifies a person without first obtaining the informed consent with some exceptions. Except as otherwise provided, a person who obtains the genetic information for use in a study must destroy that information upon completion of the study or withdrawal of the person from the study. Criminal penalties and a right to civil action are established for violations. |
| Nevada | State StatuteNevada: NRS 689A.417, 689A.545, 689A.585, 689B.420, 689B.450, 689B…NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | A health maintenance organization, a carrier serving small employers, a corporation that provides health insurance, individual health insurers and group health insurers may not (1) require an insured person or family member to take a genetic test or disclose whether one has been taken or (2) determine the rates or any other aspect of the coverage or benefits based on genetic information or whether the insured person or member of his family has taken a genetic test. These entities may not establish rules of eligibility based on a health status-related factor, including genetic information, or impose a pre-existing condition exclusion based on genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis. The provisions to not apply to any of the above entities in terms of the issuance of a policy of health insurance that provides coverage for long-term care or disability income. Insurers or organizations that provide health coverage pursuant to sections 689A, 689B, 689C, 695A, 695B, 695C, 695D, and 695F must comply with the federal law, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. |