Gene testing and insurance discrimination law

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone that recommended labs to get the gene test done from my

earlier post.

We are going to go forward and get the test done at either Prometheus or

Kimball. For Prometheus we would need to go through our doctor b/c we'd have to

do the blood draw test (the saliva test wouldn't work on my toddler b/c of his

age). For Kimball we can order the test on our own - the cheek swab, but we

would need to give them the name of a health care professional they would fax

the results too, along with sending them to us. The healthcare person doesn't

have to be my son's doctor, it could be any family member or friend, they just

need a name.

So my question is even though it's easier we are worried about going through our

doctor for the test for insurance discrimination purposes, but do you think this

worry is founded? I know there's a California Law in place that prohibits

discrimination based off of gene testing results, but the wording is vague to me

and I don't want my son to run into issues later in life. (This is all if the

gene test comes back negative. If it comes back positive we will get our doctor

involved again so it will have to go into his medical records.)

Thoughts?