§ 27-8-26-5 — Determination of eligibility for health care services coverage by insurer; prohibitions

In processing an application for health care
services coverage or in determining insurability for health care services
coverage, an insurer may not do any of the following:
(1) Require an individual or any member of an individual's family
seeking health care services coverage to submit to genetic
screening or testing.
(2) Consider any information obtained from genetic screening or
testing in a manner adverse to:
(A) an applicant or a member of an applicant's family for; or
(B) an individual or a member of an individual's family covered
by;
health care services coverage.
(3) Inquire, directly or indirectly, into the results of genetic
screening or testing, or use such information to cancel, refuse to
issue or renew, or limit benefits under health care services
coverage.
(4) Make a decision adverse to an applicant or a member of an
applicant's family based on entries related to the results of genetic
testing or screening in medical records or other reports of genetic
screening or testing.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.150-1997, SEC.4.