Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06544 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/25/2019

                     
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6544  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 2986 
 
 
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
th Dist. 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT PROHIBITING CONSUMER GENETIC -TESTING COMPANIES 
FROM SHARING GENETIC DATA WITH HEALTH OR LIFE 
INSURANCE COMPANIES. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to prohibit a consumer 1 
genetic-testing company from sharing any genetic data or other 2 
personally identifiable information about a consumer with any health 3 
or life insurance company. 4 
Statement of Purpose:   
To require consumer genetic-testing companies to keep consumer 
genetic data confidential.