What are the latest developments in genetic privacy laws and what protection do they provide?

Technology & Data
Written By Klemchuk LLP

The passage of Florida law H.R. 1189 marks a new development in genetic privacy law and is important because:

  • it prohibits insurance companies from requesting genetic information from its customers;

  • it blocks insurance companies from using genetic information when deciding coverage or pricing;

  • it continues a trend of states providing privacy protection to citizens in the absence of federal law; and

  • it raises new legal questions about genetic data as property. 

Read about genetic privacy laws.

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