(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the department, a Commonwealth agency or person or entity under contract with the department for the reinsurance program, or an authorized representative, agent or employee of any of them, may not be subject to civil or criminal liability and no cause of action of any nature shall arise for any action taken or not taken, including any discretionary decision or failure to make a discretionary decision, when the action or inaction is done in good faith and in the performance of the powers and duties under this chapter, or for the reasonable and good faith use of any information pertaining to the reinsurance program.

(b) Exception.--This section shall not prohibit legal actions against the reinsurance program to enforce the reinsurance program's statutory or contractual duties or obligations.