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Federal Regulations, Part 573 (2001); or the National Credit Union
Administration, 12 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 716 (2001).
This subsection is not intended to permit the release of health
care information except as permitted by Title 22, section 1711-C or
Title 24-A, chapter 24.

 
Any violation of this subsection is an anticompetitive or
deceptive practice for the purposes of this chapter and is
subject to the remedies provided in this chapter in addition to
remedies otherwise provided by law.

 
Sec. A-8. 24-A MRSA §2215, sub-§1, ¶J, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 677,
§3 and affected by §5, is repealed.

 
Sec. A-9. 24-A MRSA §2215, sub-§1, ¶P, as amended by PL 2001, c. 457,
§21, is further amended to read:

 
P. To an affiliate whose only use of the information will
be in connection with an audit of the regulated insurance
entity or the marketing of a product or service of the
affiliate, if the information disclosed for marketing
purposes does not include health care information and if the
affiliate agrees not to disclose the information for any
other purpose or to unaffiliated persons; or

 
Sec. A-10. 24-A MRSA §2215, sub-§1, ¶Q, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 457,
§22, is amended to read:

 
Q. In order to protect the public health and welfare, to
state governmental entities only insofar as necessary to
enable those entities to perform their duties when reporting
is required or authorized by law.; or

 
Sec. A-11. 24-A MRSA §2215, sub-§1, ¶R is enacted to read:

 
R.__To the extent permitted by the federal Gramm-Leach-
Bliley Act, 15 United States Code, Section 6802, subsection
b, paragraph 2 and subsection e as long as the information
disclosed does not include health care information.

 
Sec. A-12. 24-A MRSA §2215, sub-§2 is enacted to read:

 
2.__Opt in; disclosure to nonaffiliated 3rd party.__A
regulated insurance entity or insurance support organization may
not disclose, directly or through an affiliate, to a
nonaffiliated 3rd party any nonpublic personal information unless
the person to whom the information pertains has affirmatively
consented to the disclosure in writing and has not withdrawn that
consent.__This subsection does not prohibit the disclosure of


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