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Section 27-53-2

Genetic test.

(a) A health benefit plan may not require as a condition of insurability that a person take a genetic test to determine if the person has a predisposition for cancer.

(b) A health benefit plan may not use the results of a genetic test which may show the predisposition of a person for cancer to determine insurability or to otherwise discriminate against the person in rates or benefits based on the genetic test results.

(Acts 1997, No. 97-721, p. 1492, §2.)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Alabama > Title27 > Chapter53 > 27-53-2

Section 27-53-2

Genetic test.

(a) A health benefit plan may not require as a condition of insurability that a person take a genetic test to determine if the person has a predisposition for cancer.

(b) A health benefit plan may not use the results of a genetic test which may show the predisposition of a person for cancer to determine insurability or to otherwise discriminate against the person in rates or benefits based on the genetic test results.

(Acts 1997, No. 97-721, p. 1492, §2.)

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Alabama > Title27 > Chapter53 > 27-53-2

Section 27-53-2

Genetic test.

(a) A health benefit plan may not require as a condition of insurability that a person take a genetic test to determine if the person has a predisposition for cancer.

(b) A health benefit plan may not use the results of a genetic test which may show the predisposition of a person for cancer to determine insurability or to otherwise discriminate against the person in rates or benefits based on the genetic test results.

(Acts 1997, No. 97-721, p. 1492, §2.)