Analysis of State Laws
Summary of State Laws
This summary of state laws does not include full citations for statutes that prohibit discrimination in employment or insurance on the basis of genetic testing or genetic information. There are other comprehensive collections of state laws addressing genetic nondiscrimination in employment and insurance. Therefore, there are complete references only where the statute is relevant for the conduct of research using tissue specimens.
HMOs must maintain the confidentiality of medical information. [West’s Annotated Code of West Virginia, 33-25A-26]
Insurers must maintain the confidentiality of medical information. [West’s Annotated Code of West Virginia, 33-25D-28]
Insurers may not use genetic information to determine eligibility.
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