Connecticut § 38a-833 Nonconsensual acquisition or use of genetic information and required genetic testing prohibited. Exception.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 38a-833 — Nonconsensual acquisition or use of genetic information and required genetic testing prohibited. Exception.

Connecticut·Title 38a Insurance·Ch. 704 Unfair and Prohibited Practices

No insurer, health care center or fraternal benefit society doing business in this state shall:

(1)In connection with the issuance, withholding, extension or renewal of an annuity or an insurance policy for life, credit life, disability, long-term care, accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity or credit accident insurance, request, require, purchase or use information obtained from an entity providing direct-to-consumer genetic testing without the informed written consent of the individual who has been tested; or (2) Condition insurance rates, the provision or renewal of insurance coverage or benefit or other conditions of insurance for an individual on:

(A)Any requirement or agreement that the individual undergo genetic testing; or (B) The results of any genetic testing

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No insurer, health care center or fraternal benefit society doing business in this state shall: (1) In connection with the issuance, withholding, extension or renewal of an annuity or an insurance policy for life, credit life, disability, long-term care, accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity or credit accident insurance, request, require, purchase or use information obtained from an entity providing direct-to-consumer genetic testing without the informed written consent of the individual who has been tested; or (2) Condition insurance rates, the provision or renewal of insurance coverage or benefit or other conditions of insurance for an individual on: (A) Any requirement or agreement that the individual undergo genetic testing; or (B) The results of any genetic testing of a member of the individual's family unless the results are contained in the individual's medical record.

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