CHAPTER 127

H.P. 676 - L.D. 966

An Act To Conform the Insurance Information and Privacy

Protection Act to Federal Privacy Rules

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 24-A MRSA §2215, sub-§1, ¶R is enacted to read: