P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 1354
Group health plans and public or private health insurance providers are hereby banned from denying a person individual or group coverage based solely on the genetic predisposition to developing an illness in the future. Health insurance providers shall not require that individuals provide their genetic information, their family’s information, or that of any family member for the purpose of being eligible for insurance coverage or for a certain premium. Likewise, providers shall not use the genetic information, directly or indirectly, to make decisions regarding the benefits and services covered by a plan; in addition, providers shall not request or require that persons or any members of their families submit themselves to genetic tests; and the information shall not be used in any Medicare supplemental policy to deny coverage due to a preexisting condition, as established in the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Pub. L. 110-233, 122 Stat. 881, of May 21, 2008.
History —Sept. 9, 2013, No. 107 § 4.