§ 33-107. Confidentiality of information provided to Commissioner
West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Insurance, § 33-107
§ 33-107. Confidentiality of information provided to Commissioner
(a)(1) Documents, materials, and other information in the control or possession of the Commissioner that are furnished by a carrier or an employee or agent thereof acting on behalf of the carrier under § 33-103(j) or § 33-105(b)(2) through (5), (8), (10), and (11) of this title or that are obtained by the Commissioner in an investigation or examination under this section or from a managed care organization in accordance with § 33-105(f) of this title:
(b) The Commissioner and any person who received documents, materials, or other information while acting under the authority of the Commissioner may not be allowed or required to testify in a private civil action concerning confidential documents, materials, or other information subject to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The Commissioner may:
(1) if the recipient agrees to maintain the confidentiality and privileged status of the documents, materials, or other information, share documents, materials, or other information, including the confidential and privileged documents, materials, or other information subject to subsection (a) of this section, with:
(d) The Commissioner shall maintain as confidential or privileged any document, material, or other information received under subsection (c)(2) of this section with notice or the understanding that it is confidential or privileged under the laws of the jurisdiction that is the source of the document, material, or other information.
(e) A waiver of an applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality in the documents, materials, or other information may not occur as a result of disclosure to the Commissioner under this section or as a result of sharing as authorized in subsection (c) of this section.
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Added by Acts 2022, c. 231, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Insurance, § 33-107, MD INSURANCE § 33-107
Current with legislation effective through June 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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