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DIVISION 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE 1880-12880.8›PART 2. LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE 10110-11549›CHAPTER 1. The Contract 10110-10198.10›ARTICLE 2.6. Underwriting on the Basis of Test of Genetic Characteristics 10146-10149.1

§ 10149

California Insurance Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) All underwriting activities undertaken by insurers pursuant to this article shall be subject to all applicable provisions of Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 791) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1.

(b) No life or disability income insurer shall require a genetic characteristic test if the results of the test would be used exclusively or nonexclusively for the purpose of determining eligibility for hospital, medical, or surgical insurance coverage or eligibility for coverage under a nonprofit hospital service plan or health care service plan.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 761, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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