Bill Text: NY A02837 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits insurance companies from denying or cancelling life and disability coverage based upon genetic information about an insured or a family member of the insured; prohibits them from requesting genetic information about an insured or family member of an insured.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to insurance [A02837 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A02837-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2837 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, SWEENEY, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, LUPARDO, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, GUNTHER, MAGNAR- ELLI, McENENY, PHEFFER, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting discrimi- nation based upon genetic characteristics THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2616 2 to read as follows: 3 S 2616. ELIGIBILITY FOR LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BASED UPON 4 GENETIC TESTING. (A) NO POLICY OF LIFE OR DISABILITY INSURANCE, OR GROUP 5 LIFE OR DISABILITY INSURANCE OR RENEWALS THEREOF, SHALL BE DENIED OR 6 CANCELED BY THE INSURER, OR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICY 7 ALTERED BY THE INSURER, SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF ANY GENETIC TESTING 8 PERFORMED ON THE INSURED OR APPLICANT, OR A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE INSURED 9 OR APPLICANT. 10 (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "GENETIC TESTING" SHALL HAVE THE 11 SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-NINE-L OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS 12 LAW. 13 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05716-01-1