Wyoming
Explore the Wyoming records currently included in this collection. Coverage is not complete.
State Laws Database: 0 records
NHGRI database archive: 4 records
Status: 3 enacted or approved; 0 proposed or pending
Most common mapped topics: Privacy (3) · Health Insurance Nondiscrimination (1) · Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination (1)
Records in Wyoming
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| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 2018 State Bills Wyoming 2018 HB 119NHGRI archive2018 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Enacted | Prohibits the collection, retention and disclosure of genetic information without informed consent. Establishes requirements for the retention and destruction of genetic information. 3/16/2018 Governor Signed HEA No. 0060. |
| Wyoming | 2017 State Bills Wyoming 2017 SF 34NHGRI archive2017 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Creates the Student Personal Digital Information Protection Act. The Act establishes protections to safeguard the privacy of student data, including biometric information. It is unclear whether biometric information includes genetic information or a DNA sequence. The term is not defined. Failed 2/13/2017 |
| Wyoming | State StatuteWyoming WSA 35-31-101 et seq.NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Privacy | Statute | The law prohibits the collection, retention and disclosure of genetic information without informed consent with some exceptions such as for law enforcement purposes, newborn screening and anonymous research. An individual may inspect, correct and obtain retained genetic information. A person conducting genetic analysis must destroy an individual's genetic information upon request. Genetic information about an individual obtained for purposes exempt from consent requirements may only be used for the purposes obtained and must be destroyed or returned to the individual upon completion of use or in accordance with law. |
| Wyoming | State StatuteWyoming: WSA 26-19-107 and 26-19-306NHGRI archiveDate not stated in source labelPrimary source | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | A policy of group or blanket disability insurance or health benefit plan covering small employers may not treat genetic information as a pre-existing condition in the absence of a diagnosis or establish rules for eligibility or continued eligibility based on a health status-related factor, including genetic information. These entities also may not deny eligibility, or adjust premium or contribution rates based on genetic testing information of an individual or family member or request or require predictive genetic testing information about an individual or family member except as needed for diagnosis, treatment, or payment purposes. |