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92_SB0042
LRB9203352WHtm
1 AN ACT relating to genetic testing information.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Genetic Information Privacy Act is
5 amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
6 (410 ILCS 513/20)
7 Sec. 20. Use of genetic testing information for
8 insurance purposes.
9 (a) An insurer may not seek information derived from
10 genetic testing for use in connection with an a policy of
11 accident and health insurance policy. Except as provided in
12 subsection (b), an insurer that receives information derived
13 from genetic testing may not use the information for a
14 nontherapeutic purpose as it relates to a policy of accident
15 and health insurance.
16 (b) An insurer may consider the results of genetic
17 testing in connection with a policy of accident and health
18 insurance if the individual voluntarily submits the results
19 and the results are favorable to the individual.
20 (c) An insurer that possesses information derived from
21 genetic testing may not release the information to a third
22 party, except as specified in Section 30.
23 (Source: P.A. 90-25, eff. 1-1-98.)