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Public Act 92-0430
SB42 Enrolled LRB9203352WHtm
AN ACT in relation to health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Genetic Information Privacy Act is
amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
(410 ILCS 513/20)
Sec. 20. Use of genetic testing information for
insurance purposes.
(a) An insurer may not seek information derived from
genetic testing for use in connection with a policy of
accident and health insurance. Except as provided in
subsection (b), an insurer that receives information derived
from genetic testing, regardless of the source of that
information, may not use the information for a nontherapeutic
purpose as it relates to a policy of accident and health
insurance.
(b) An insurer may consider the results of genetic
testing in connection with a policy of accident and health
insurance if the individual voluntarily submits the results
and the results are favorable to the individual.
(c) An insurer that possesses information derived from
genetic testing may not release the information to a third
party, except as specified in Section 30.
(Source: P.A. 90-25, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly May 22, 2001.
Approved August 17, 2001.
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