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(a) No multiple employer welfare arrangement shall refuse to enroll any person or accept any person as a subscriber or renew any person as a subscriber after appropriate application on the basis of a person's genetic characteristics that may, under some circumstances, be associated with disability in that person or that person's offspring. No multiple employer welfare arrangement shall require a higher rate or charge, or offer or provide different terms, conditions, or benefits, on the basis of a person's genetic characteristics that may, under some circumstances, be associated with disability in that person or that person's offspring than is at that time required of any other individual in an otherwise identical classification, nor shall any multiple employer welfare arrangement make or require any rebate, discrimination, or discount upon the amount to be paid or the service to be rendered under the arrangement because the person carries those traits.
(b) No multiple employer welfare arrangement shall seek information about a person's genetic characteristics for any nontherapeutic purpose.
(c) No discrimination shall be made in the fees or commissions of a solicitor or solicitor firm for an enrollment or a subscription or the renewal of an enrollment or subscription of any person on the basis of a person's genetic characteristics that may, under some circumstances, be associated with disability in that person or that person's offspring.
(d) “Genetic characteristics” as used in this section shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 10123.3.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Insurance Code - INS § 742.405 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/insurance-code/ins-sect-742-405/
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