Tennessee
Explore the Tennessee records currently included in this collection. Coverage is not complete.
State Laws Database: 0 records
NHGRI database archive: 18 records
Status: 6 enacted or approved; 2 proposed or pending
Most common mapped topics: Privacy (10) · Health Insurance Nondiscrimination (4) · Other Topics (4)
Records in Tennessee
Showing 18 of 18; State Laws Database records appear first.
| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2021 State Bills Tennessee 2021 HB 642NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Establishes rights of perinatal care patients, including the right to be free from discriminating based on genetic information. 3/30/2021 Deferred for summer study in Health Subcommittee. |
| Tennessee | 2021 State Bills Tennessee 2021 SB 956NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Establishes rights of perinatal care patients, including the right to be free from discriminating based on genetic information. 3/31/2021 Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Carries over to 2022. |
| Tennessee | 2020 State Bills Tennessee 2020 HB 2567NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Establishes the parent's bill of rights. Requirements set forth in the bill include parental written consent before any record of a minor child's blood or DNA is made, shared or stored unless required by law or court order. Died. |
| Tennessee | 2020 State Bills Tennessee 2020 HB 752NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Allows the recipient of an organ transplant and referral hospital to examine all genetic records of the donor or prospective donor unless prohibited by any other law. Died. |
| Tennessee | 2020 State Bills Tennessee 2020 SB 1081NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Allows the recipient of an organ transplant and referral hospital to examine all genetic records of the donor or prospective donor unless prohibited by any other law. Died. |
| Tennessee | 2020 State Bills Tennessee 2020 SB 1841NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Prohibits a direct-to-consumer genetic testing business entity from sharing personally identifiable genetic test data or other personally identifiable information about a consumer with a third party without the express written consent of the consumer or a subpoena or court order. Died. |
| Tennessee | 2020 State Bills Tennessee 2020 SB 2726NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Establishes the parent's bill of rights. Requirements set forth in the bill include parental written consent before any record of a minor child's blood or DNA is made, shared or stored unless required by law or court order. Died. |
| Tennessee | 2019 State Bills Tennessee 2019 HB 459NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Creates a genetic advisory committee. Substituted by 2019 SB 127, which became Pub. Ch. 43 April 3, 2019. |
| Tennessee | 2019 State Bills Tennessee 2019 SB 127NHGRI archive2019 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Enacted | Extends the sunset date of the genetic advisory committee to June 30, 2025. Signed by the Governor 3/22/2019. Pub. Ch. 43. |
| Tennessee | 2018 State Bills Tennessee 2018 HB 2508NHGRI archive2018 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Following discovery or notification of a breach of system security by an information holder, the information holder must disclose the breach of system security to any resident of the state whose personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person. Personal information includes a DNA profile. Died. |
| Tennessee | 2018 State Bills Tennessee 2018 HB 2690NHGRI archive2018 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Enacted | Requires a parent, legal guardian, or student, if the student is 18 years of age or older, to provide informed written consent before the collection of individual student biometric data, including DNA. Establishes additional protections for personally identifiable information, which includes biometric data, maintained by schools. Effective 7/1/2018. |
| Tennessee | 2018 State Bills Tennessee 2018 SB 2029NHGRI archive2018 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Requires a parent, legal guardian, or student, if the student is 18 years of age or older, to provide informed written consent before the collection of individual student biometric data, including DNA. Establishes additional protections for personally identifiable information, which includes biometric data, maintained by schools. 4/18/2018 Companion House bill substituted. |
| Tennessee | 2018 State Bills Tennessee 2018 SB 2536NHGRI archive2018 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Following discovery or notification of a breach of system security by an information holder, the information holder must disclose the breach of system security to any resident of the state whose personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person. Personal information includes a DNA profile. Died. |
| Tennessee | 2007 State Bills Tennessee 2007 HB 2082NHGRI archive2007 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Prior to amendment, this bill exempt insurance pools created by an association of private, not-for-profit educational institutions that has been in existence for at least 25 years from the provisions governing genetic information nondiscrimination. This language was removed from the final version of the bill. The companion bill substituted with SB 343 signed by the Governor May 15, 2007. |
| Tennessee | 2007 State Bills Tennessee 2007 SB 343NHGRI archive2007 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Enacted | Prior to amendment, this bill exempt insurance pools created by an association of private, not-for-profit educational institutions that has been in existence for at least 25 years from the provisions governing genetic information nondiscrimination. This language was removed from the final version of the bill, which was signed by the Governor May 15, 2007. |
| Tennessee | State StatuteTennessee: TC 49-1-702NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Privacy | Statute | Schools must obtain written informed consent from a parent, legal guardian, or student, if the student is 18 years of age or older, before the collection of individual student biometric data, including DNA. The law also establishes additional protections for personally identifiable information, which includes biometric data, maintained by schools. |
| Tennessee | State StatuteTennessee: TC 56-7-2701 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | An insurance provider may not deny or cancel health_insurance_coverage or vary the premiums, terms, or conditions for health_insurance_coverage for an individual or his or her family member on the basis of a request or receipt of genetic services. An insurer may not request or require an individual to whom it provides health_insurance_coverage or an applicant to disclose to the insurer genetic information about the individual or family member of the individual. Life insurance, disability income, long-term care, accident only, hospital indemnity or fixed indemnity, dental or vision policies are exempt from the law. |
| Tennessee | State StatuteTennessee: TC 56-7-2802 and 56-7-2804NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | Under the Health Insurance Portability, Availability and Renewal Act group health plans and other issuing group health_insurance_coverage may not base rules for eligibility or continued eligibility on a health status-related factor, including genetic information. |