[Med-privacy] GINA

[peter marshall]

President Signs Genetic Nondiscrimination Act

President Bush has signed into law the Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. The Act had been introduced in 2003, but
died in the U.S. House after passing the U.S. Senate. The bill was
reintroduced in January and was passed by both chambers in the last few
weeks. The Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of genetic
information with respect to health insurance and employment. However,
the Act does not address the privacy risks associated with the
collection and storage of electronic health records.

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, S. 358:

       http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN00358:

EPIC page on Genetic Privacy:

       http://epic.org/privacy/genetic/

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