North Carolina
Explore the North Carolina records currently included in this collection. Coverage is not complete.
State Laws Database: 0 records
NHGRI database archive: 22 records
Status: 7 enacted or approved; 5 proposed or pending
Most common mapped topics: Employment Nondiscrimination (12) · Other Topics (12) · Health Insurance Nondiscrimination (10)
Records in North Carolina
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| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
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| North Carolina | 2021 State Bills North Carolina 2021 HB 450NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Topics, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Pending | Prohibits discrimination based on various characteristics such as genetic information in the following areas: housing; employment; lending; education; public accommodation; insurance; and jury service. Carries over to 2022. |
| North Carolina | 2021 State Bills North Carolina 2021 HB 507NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Establishes certain rights of perinatal care patients, including the right to receive care and treatment free from discrimination based on characteristics such as genetic information. Carries over to 2022. |
| North Carolina | 2021 State Bills North Carolina 2021 SB 396NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Topics, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Pending | Prohibits discrimination based on various characteristics such as genetic information in the following areas: housing; employment; lending; education; public accommodation; insurance; and jury service. Carries over to 2022. |
| North Carolina | 2021 State Bills North Carolina 2021 SB 632NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Establishes certain rights of perinatal care patients, including the right to receive care and treatment free from discrimination based on characteristics such as genetic information. Carries over to 2022. |
| North Carolina | 2021 State Bills North Carolina 221 SB 569NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Pending | Creates the Consumer Data privacy Act of North Carolina. Prohibits data controllers from processing sensitive data concerning a consumer without obtaining the consumer's consent, or, in the case of sensitive data concerning a known child, without processing such data in accordance with the federal Children's Online privacy Protection Act. Sensitive data is defined to include the processing of genetic or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person. Carries over to 2022. |
| North Carolina | 2020 State Bills North Carolina 2020 S786NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Amends genetic nondiscrimination in employment statute. Deletes existing provision related to genetic information and adds protected classes or protected categories, which is defined to include predisposing genetic characteristics. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2019 State Bills North Carolina 2019 HB 464NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Prohibits an association health plan or sponsoring association from conditioning eligibility for coverage, including continuing eligibility for coverage, on health-status factors such as genetic information. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2019 State Bills North Carolina 2019 HB 514NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Prohibits unlawful discriminatory practice based on protected status, including genetic information. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2019 State Bills North Carolina 2019 SB 455NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Prohibits unlawful discriminatory practice based on protected status, including genetic information. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2019 State Bills North Carolina 2019 SB 86NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Enacted | A sponsoring association of an employee welfare benefit program may not condition eligibility for coverage, including continuing eligibility for coverage, on health status related factors such as genetic information. 8/26/2019 Became law without signature. |
| North Carolina | 2017 State Bills North Carolina 2017 HB 186NHGRI archive2017 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Other Topics | Died | Creates the Equal Employment and Equal Access to Public Accommodations Act. Declares that it is the public policy of the State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity to all individuals to seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination or abridgment and to enjoy fully and equally the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of places of public accommodations free of discrimination because of race, sex, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, handicap, or disability. Declares that it is the policy of the State Board of Community Colleges, local boards of trustees of the State of North Carolina, and the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina not to discriminate among students. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2017 State Bills North Carolina 2017 HB 78NHGRI archive2017 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Topics, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Prohibits discriminatory housing practices based on protected status, which includes genetic information. Declares that it is the public policy of the State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all individuals to seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination or abridgement on account of certain characteristics, including genetic information. Also prohibits insurers from refusing to insure or refusing to continue to insure an individual, limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage, based on genetic information. School boards also must adopt a policy to establish that the local board of education and school personnel employed by the local board may not discriminate based on genetic information. Charter and nonpublic schools may not discriminate based on genetic information. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2017 State Bills North Carolina 2017 HB 82NHGRI archive2017 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Topics, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Prohibits discriminatory housing practices based on protected status, which includes genetic information. Declares that it is the public policy of the State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all individuals to seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination or abridgement on account of certain characteristics, including genetic information. Also prohibits insurers from refusing to insure or refusing to continue to insure an individual, limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage, based on genetic information. School boards also must adopt a policy to establish that the local board of education and school personnel employed by the local board may not discriminate based on genetic information. Charter and nonpublic schools may not discriminate based on genetic information. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2017 State Bills North Carolina 2017 HB 906NHGRI archive2017 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Topics, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Prohibits discriminatory housing practices based on protected status, which includes genetic information. Declares that it is the public policy of the State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all individuals to seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination or abridgement on account of certain characteristics, including genetic information. Also prohibits insurers from refusing to insure or refusing to continue to insure an individual, limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage, based on genetic information. School boards also must adopt a policy to establish that the local board of education and school personnel employed by the local board may not discriminate based on genetic information. Charter and nonpublic schools may not discriminate based on genetic information. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2017 State Bills North Carolina 2017 SB 474NHGRI archive2017 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Other Topics | Died | Declares that it is the public policy of the State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all individuals to (1) enjoy fully and equally the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of places of public accommodations free of discrimination; and 2) seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination or abridgement on account of certain characteristics, including genetic information. Prohibits discrimination in housing practices based on genetic information. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2017 State Bills North Carolina 2017 SB 84NHGRI archive2017 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Topics, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Declares that it is the public policy of the State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all individuals to (1) enjoy fully and equally the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of places of public accommodations free of discrimination; and 2) seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination or abridgement on account of certain characteristics, including genetic information. Also prohibits insurers from refusing to insure or refusing to continue to insure an individual, limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage, based on genetic information. School boards also must adopt a policy to establish that the local board of education and school personnel employed by the local board may not discriminate based on genetic information. Charter and nonpublic schools may not discriminate based on genetic information. Died. |
| North Carolina | 2013 State Bills North Carolina 2013 HB 834NHGRI archive2013 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination | Enacted | Sets forth procedures for State employment appeals of grievances and disciplinary actions related to discrimination claims, including discrimination based on genetic information. Signed by the Governor August 21, 2013. |
| North Carolina | 2009 State Bills North Carolina 2009 HB 1183NHGRI archive2009 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Enacted | This bill requires health benefit plans and insurers to comply with all applicable standards of Public Law 110-233, known as the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, as amended by Public Law 110-343, and as further amended. Signed by the Governor July 31, 2009. |
| North Carolina | State StatuteNorth Carolina: NCGA 126-34.01 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination | Statute | The law sets forth procedures for State employment appeals of grievances and disciplinary actions related to discrimination claims, including discrimination based on genetic information. |
| North Carolina | State StatuteNorth Carolina: NCGA 58-3-215, 58-51-45, 58-51-95, 58-65-70, 58-68…NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | A health benefit plan, health maintenance organization or multiple employer welfare arrangement may not raise the premium or contribution rates paid for a group health benefit plan, refuse to issue or deliver a health benefit plan, or charge a higher premium rate or charge because of genetic information. Health benefit plans must comply with all applicable standards of the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. Insurers providing accident and sickness policies or hospital, medical, or dental health service may not refuse to issue or deliver any policy that affords benefits or coverage for any medical treatment or service authorized or permitted by specified entities or carry a higher premium rate or charge by reason of the fact that the person to be insured possesses sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait. A group health insurer may not establish rules for eligibility or continued eligibility based on a health status-related factor, including genetic information, or treat genetic information as a pre-existing condition in the absence of a diagnosis. An individual health insurer may not increase an individual's renewal premium for continued health_insurance_coverage based on a health statusrelated factors, including genetic information. A sponsoring association of an employee welfare benefit program may not condition eligibility for coverage, including continuing eligibility for coverage, on health status related factors such as genetic information. |