HB 286 – The Ericka Byler Act – Banning Genetics-Based Discrimination in Life Insurance
Delaware Dem posted: " House Bill 286, otherwise known as the Erika Byler Act, would prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on genetic characteristics, genetic information, or the result of any genetic test that is not in a medical record as a basis for an individual'" Blue DelawareRead on blog or Reader
House Bill 286, otherwise known as the Erika Byler Act, would prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on genetic characteristics, genetic information, or the result of any genetic test that is not in a medical record as a basis for an individual's medical diagnosis or the basis of a medical diagnosis included in an individual's pertinent family history.
In addition, this bill prohibits a person engaged in the business of life insurance from requesting, requiring, or purchasing information obtained from an entity providing direct-to-consumer genetic testing.
Ms. Byler is a former resident of Dover, Delaware who passed away at the very young age of 25 back in 2022, from Congenital Heart Failure. I have to assume that the bill is named after her because she was a victim of genetics based discrimination. The General Assembly should honor her through immediate passage of the bill.
HB 286 - The Ericka Byler Act - Banning Genetics-Based Discrimination in Life Insurance
Currrent Status - House Economic Everything 1/17/24
House Sponsors - Spiegelman, Hilovsky, Collins, Gray, Hensley, Ramone, Smith // Heffernan, Baumbach, Bolden, Johnson, Morrison, Romer
Senate Sponsors - Hansen, Hoffner, Huxtable, Sokola, Walsh // Wilson
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