California Insurance Code

§ 10147

INS § 10147 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2.6

Statute text

As used in this article:

(a)“Disability income insurance” means insurance against loss of occupational earning capacity arising from injury, sickness, or disablement, and includes insurance which provides benefits for overhead expenses of a business or profession when the insured becomes disabled.

(b)“Genetic characteristics” means any scientifically or medically identifiable gene or chromosome, or alteration thereof, that is known to be a cause of a disease or disorder, or that is determined to be associated with a statistically increased risk of development of a disease or disorder, and that is presently not associated with any symptoms of any disease or disorder.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 311, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.