Q: Are there any specific preexisting conditions that cannot be excluded from health coverage?  
       
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Preexisting condition exclusions cannot be applied to pregnancy, regardless of whether the woman had previous coverage. In addition, a preexisting condition exclusion cannot be applied to a newborn, adopted child under age 18, or a child under 18 placed for adoption as long as the child became covered under the health plan within 30 days of birth, adoption or placement for adoption, and provided the child does not incur a subsequent 63-day or longer break in coverage. Finally, genetic information may not be treated as a preexisting condition in the absence of a diagnosis.

       
 
 
       
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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