Current through December 3, 2024
Section 230-RICR-20-60-7.2 - Purpose and ScopeA. Purpose. This Part governs the treatment of nonpublic personal health information and nonpublic personal financial information about individuals by all insurance licensees of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation. This Part: 1. Requires a licensee to provide notice to individuals about its privacy policies and practices;2. Describes the conditions under which a licensee may disclose nonpublic personal health information and nonpublic personal financial information about individuals to affiliates and nonaffiliated third parties; and3. Provides methods for individuals to prevent a licensee from disclosing that information.B. Scope. This Part applies to: 1. Nonpublic personal financial information about individuals who obtain or are claimants or beneficiaries of products or services primarily for personal, family or household purposes from licensees. This Part does not apply to information about companies or about individuals who obtain products or services for business, commercial or agricultural purposes.2. All nonpublic personal health information.3. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to modify, limit or supersede the operation of the Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 28-29) and the health care provider's obligation to provide information directly related to a claim for workers' compensation benefits or any proceeding before the Workers' Compensation Court, or any proceeding relating to workers' compensation including, but not limited to, actions seeking benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq.) or the Police Officers and Firefighters Relief Statute (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 45-19)C. Compliance. A licensee domiciled in this state that is in compliance with this Part in a state that has not enacted laws or regulations that meet the requirements of Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Pub. Law 102-106) may nonetheless be deemed to be in compliance with Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in the other state.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-20-60-7.2