Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1997

Summary

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Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group coverage from discriminating on the basis of a request for or receipt of genetic information or a genetic test. Regulates the collection and disclosure of...

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Introduced(1/7/97)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. SOLOMON

(R) NY – 29

Cosponsors (10)

KELLY

(R) NY

MOLINARI

(R) NY

NORWOOD

(R) GA

SHAW

(R) FL

ENGLISH

(R) PA

HEFLEY

(R) CO

Graham

Senate (R) South Carolina

KING

(R) NY

HUNTER

(R) CA

Smith

House (R) New Jersey

Topics

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Feb 7, 1997