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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 38 - Insurance
Chapter 93 - PRIVACY OF GENETIC INFORMATION
Section 38-93-70 - Health insurance issuer may not request, require, or purchase genetic information for underwriting purposes; exception.
SC Code § 38-93-70 (2012) What's This?
(A)(1) A health insurance issuer may not request, require, or purchase genetic information for underwriting purposes.
(2) An issuer may not request, require, or purchase genetic information with respect to an individual before the individual's enrollment under the policy or contract of health insurance coverage.
(B) If an issuer obtains genetic information incidental to the requesting, requiring, or purchasing of other information concerning an individual, the request, requirement, or purchase may not be considered a violation of item (2) of subsection (A) if the request, requirement, or purchase is not a violation of item (1) of subsection (A).
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 217, Section 14, eff June 7, 2010.
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