Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues

The Genetic Technologies Project

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/genetics.htm

Legislative Alerts

1999 National Policy Effort on Genetic Discrimination
This effort is being coordinated by the Genome Center. To proceed with these efforts, they are requesting information about individuals or families denied employment or health insurance opportunities based on genetic predisposition information.

Ethical, Legal and Social Issues

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

A Consumer Guide for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance provides a guide for each state describing rights to buy and keep health insurance in each state under HIPAA and other state laws.

Providing Testimony: Getting Involved in Social Policy
prepared by Marcia Bosek, DNSc, RN and Rush University graduate students

Last edited: 05/10/03

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