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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 297

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 324
Sponsored By:
Delegates Finifter, Pitkin, Barve, Beck, Bobo, Clagett, Conroy, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Frank, Frush, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, Mandel, Marriott, Minnick, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Preis, Snodgrass, DeCarlo, Cryor, Pendergrass, Petzold, and Workman
Entitled:
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 1998

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the denial of health insurance to certain individuals based upon the individuals' genetic information; prohibiting the requirement of genetic information as a basis for not issuing or renewing health benefits coverage; prohibiting the disclosure of an individual's genetic information without the written consent of the individual for each disclosure; providing for tort liability for violating the provisions of this subtitle; defining certain terms; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/28
First Reading Economic Matters
2/6
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Raymond Beck, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISCLOSURE
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
GENETICS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
PATIENTS
PRIVACY
Bill affects the following Statute:
Insurance
( 27-909 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered
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