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 Section 791.02 or another insurer unless a nonspecific test result code is used that does not indicate that the individual was subject to an HIV test.

(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 3. (SB 1255) Effective January 1, 2021.)

Terms Used In California Insurance Code 799.07

  • HIV test: means any clinical test, laboratory or otherwise, used to identify HIV, a component of HIV, or antibodies or antigens to HIV. See California Insurance Code 799.01
  • Life or disability income insurer: means an insurer licensed to transact life insurance or disability insurance in this state that is transacting life insurance or disability income insurance in this state, or a fraternal benefit society licensed in this state that is transacting life insurance or disability income insurance in this state. See California Insurance Code 799.01