141-H:1 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Disability income insurance" means insurance intended to protect against loss of occupational earning capacity arising from injury, sickness, or disablement, including insurance that provides benefits for overhead expenses or purchase of a business or profession when the insured becomes disabled. II. "Employment" means work performed by an […]
141-H:2 Conditions of Genetic Testing. – I. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no individual or member of the individual’s family shall be required to undergo genetic testing as a condition of doing business with another person. II. Except as required to establish paternity under RSA 522, or as required to test newborns […]
141-H:3 Use of Genetic Testing in Employment Situations. – I. No employer, labor organization, employment agency, or licensing agency shall directly or indirectly: (a) Solicit, require or administer genetic testing relating to any individual as a condition of employment, labor organization membership, or licensure. (b) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, labor […]
141-H:4 Use of Genetic Testing in Health Insurance. – A health insurer in connection with providing health insurance shall not: I. Require or request directly or indirectly any individual or a member of the individual’s family to undergo genetic testing. II. Require or request directly or indirectly any individual to reveal whether the individual […]
141-H:5 Use of Genetic Testing in Life, Disability Income, and Long-Term Care Insurance. – I. Except as provided in paragraph II of this section, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the provision of life insurance, disability income insurance, or long-term care insurance. II. A person in the business of providing life, […]
141-H:6 Civil Action. – An aggrieved individual may bring a civil action under this chapter and, if successful, shall be awarded special or general damages of not less than $1,000 for each violation, and costs and reasonable legal fees. Source. 1995, 101:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
