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DOL/EBSA RIN: 1210-AB27 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination 
Abstract: Pursuant to ERISA sections 702, 733(d), and 502, as amended by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) (Pub. L. 110-233) enacted May 21, 2008, the Department is developing regulatory guidance. Regulatory guidance will provide clarification regarding GINA’s prohibition against discrimination in group premiums based on genetic information, its limitations on genetic testing, its prohibition on collection of genetic information, and its new civil monetary penalties under ERISA. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1182    29 USC 1191b(d)    29 USC 1132   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  As per GINA section 101(f)(1)  05/21/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Request for Information  10/10/2008  73 FR 60208   
Request for Information Comment Period End  12/09/2008    
Interim Final Rule  05/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Amy J. Turner
Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance
Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Room N5677, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-5653,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-8335
Fax:202 219-1942