ARTICLE 6.9. The Equal Insurance HIV Act [799. - 799.11.]
Article 6.9 added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 3.
§§ 799–799.11 · 11 sections
- § 799 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Article 6.9 (commencing with Section 799) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the…
- § 799.01 As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “AIDS” means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. (b) “Certificate” means a…
- § 799.02 (a) A life or disability income insurer shall not decline an application or an enrollment request for coverage under a policy or certificate for life insurance…
- § 799.03 (a) A life or disability income insurer shall not require a test for HIV or for the presence of antibodies to HIV for the purpose of determining insurability…
- § 799.04 A life or disability income insurer shall not require an applicant to undergo an HIV test unless the cost of the test is borne by the insurer.
- § 799.05 A life or disability income insurer shall not consider the marital status, actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression,…
- § 799.06 All underwriting activities undertaken by life or disability income insurers pursuant to this article shall be subject to all applicable provisions of Article…
- § 799.07 If an applicant has had a positive HIV test, a life or disability income insurer shall not report a code to an insurance support organization as defined in…
- § 799.09 A life or disability income insurer shall not require an applicant to take an HIV test if the results of the test would be used exclusively or nonexclusively…
- § 799.10 (a) This section applies to the disclosure of the results of HIV tests requested by a life or disability income insurer pursuant to this article and,…
- § 799.11 This article shall become operative on January 1, 2023.