https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/florida-becomes-first-state-to-enact-dna-privacy-law-blocking-insurers-from-genetic-data
By John Haughey
The Center Square
Washington Examiner
July 02, 2020
Florida on Wednesday became the nation’s first state to enact a DNA
privacy law, prohibiting life, disability and long-term care insurance
companies from using genetic tests for coverage purposes.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1189, sponsored by Rep. Chris Sprowls,
R-Palm Harbor. It extends federal prohibitions against health insurance
providers accessing results from DNA tests, such as those offered by
23andMe or AncestryDNA, to the three other insurers.
Sprowls, the House speaker-designate, called the legislation a “major
victory for Floridians” that “will make Florida the leader in the nation
in protecting our residents and our citizens’ genetic information” when it
was adopted by the House, 110-0, and the Senate, 35-3.
“Given the continued rise in popularity of DNA testing kits,” Sprowls said
Tuesday, “it was imperative we take action to protect Floridians’ DNA data
from falling into the hands of an insurer who could potentially weaponize
that information against current or prospective policyholders in the form
of rate increases or exclusionary policies.”
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