Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
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| Long title | An act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | GINA |
| Enacted by | the 110th United States Congress |
| Effective | May 21, 2008 |
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| Public law | 110-233 |
| Statutes at Large | 122 Stat. 881 |
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act Public Health Service Act Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Social Security Act of 1965 Fair Labor Standards Act |
| Titles amended | 29, 42 |
| U.S.C. sections amended | 29 USC §216(e) 29 USC §1132 29 USC §1182 29 USC §1182(b) 29 USC §1191b(d) 42 USC §300gg–1 42 USC §300gg–1(b) 42 USC §300gg–21(b)(2) 42 USC §300gg–22(b) 42 USC §300gg–51 et seq. 42 USC §300gg–61(b) 42 USC §300gg–91 42 USC §300gg–91(d) 42 USC §1395ss 42 USC §1395ss(o) 42 USC §1395ss(s)(2) |
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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110–233, 122 Stat. 881, enacted May 21, 2008, GINA, pronounced Gee-na), is an Act of Congress in the United States designed to prohibit the use of genetic information in health insurance and employment. The Act prohibits group health plans and health insurers from denying coverage to a healthy individual or charging that person higher premiums based solely on a genetic predisposition to developing a disease in the future. The legislation also bars employers from using individuals' genetic information when making hiring, firing, job placement, or promotion decisions. Senator Ted Kennedy called it the "first major new civil rights bill of the new century." The Act contains amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
In 2008, on April 24 H
In 2017, HR 1313 was introduced which would let employers demand workers' genetic test results.
In the 104th Congress (1995–1996) several related bills were introduced.
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