Governor Newsom Signs “The Equal Insurance HIV Act” Enacting Anti-discrimination Protections in State Law
(WorldNews Health)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2020 CONTACT: Samuel Garrett-Pate, Equality California PHONE: (323) 848-9801/MOBILE: (973) 476-3770/EMAIL:press@eqca.org SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, Governor Newsom signed SB 1255 -The Equal Insurance HIV Act by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D- Long Beach) and the Senate Committee on Insurance. The Equal Insurance HIV Act will end the unjust practice of insurance companies discriminating against HIV-positive individuals. For more than thirty years insurers have been allowed to deny life and disability income insurance coverage based solely on a positive HIV test and this bill now signed into law is a significant step forward to reflect the advancements...