Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)

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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) provides broad protections in employment and health coverage against the improper collection, use or disclosure of individuals’ genetic information.

Title I of GINA prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers from discriminating based on genetic information and from collecting genetic information.

Title II of GINA, which applies to employers with 15 or more employees, protects job applicants and employees from employment discrimination based on their genetic information.

“Genetic information” means information about an individual’s genetic tests, the genetic tests of the individual’s family members and the manifestation of a disease or disorder in the individual’s family members.

GINA’s protections also apply to employer-sponsored wellness programs that ask employees to answer questions about their health and family medical histories.

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