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 § 38a-833

Title 38aInsurance

Ch. 704Unfair and Prohibited Practices

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-833 (2026).

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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

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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.