SENATE BILL 918

Sponsored By:

Senator Forehand

Entitled:

Long-Term Care Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Genetic Tests, Genetic Information, or Genetic Services

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a carrier or insurance producer of a carrier that provides long-term care insurance from requesting or requiring a genetic test or from using a genetic test, the results of a genetic test, genetic information, or a request for genetic services to take specified actions with regard to long-term care insurance; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/20

First Reading Senate Rules

3/10

Re-referred Finance

3/12

Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/22

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/2

Returned Passed

House Action

3/22

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/28

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/28

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/29

Third Reading Passed (140-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/22

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 631

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Chemical Tests

Discrimination

Genetics

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Long Term Care -see also- Continuing Care; Nursing Homes

Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Privacy

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 18-101 , 18-120 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

Senate

Number: 377374/01     Offered on: March 20, 2008   at: 6:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 22, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (140-0)