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Title 18 : Health

Chapter 217 : GENETIC TESTING

(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 9334)
  • § 9334. Genetic testing as a condition of insurance coverage

    (a) No policy of insurance offered for delivery or issued in this State shall be underwritten or conditioned on the basis of:

    (1) any requirement or agreement of the individual to undergo genetic testing; or

    (2) the results of genetic testing of a member of the individual’s family.

    (b) A violation of this section shall be considered an unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance in violation of 8 V.S.A. § 4724.

    (c) In addition to other remedies available under the law, a person who violates this section shall be subject to the enforcement provisions available under Title 8. (Added 1997, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)