Connecticut Code § 38a-833

Nonconsensual acquisition or use of genetic information and required genetic testing prohibited. Exception
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No insurer, health care center or fraternal benefit society doing business in this state shall:
(1) In connection with the issuance, withholding, extension or renewal of an annuity or an insurance policy for life, credit life, disability, long-term care, accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity or credit accident insurance, request, require, purchase or use information obtained from an entity providing direct-to-consumer genetic testing without the informed written consent of the individual who has been tested; or
(2) Condition insurance rates, the provision or renewal of insurance coverage or benefit or other conditions of insurance for an individual on:
(A) Any requirement or agreement that the individual undergo genetic testing; or
(B) The results of any genetic testing of a member of the individual's family unless the results are contained in the individual's medical record.

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