SENATE BILL 352

45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2001

INTRODUCED BY

Carroll H. Leavell







AN ACT

RELATING TO INSURANCE; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE TO PROMULGATE PRIVACY RULES.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. A new section of the New Mexico Insurance Code is enacted to read:

"[NEW MATERIAL] SUPERINTENDENT AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE PRIVACY RULES.--The superintendent is authorized to and shall promulgate rules to reasonably protect the privacy of insurance consumers' nonpublic personal information, including personal health and financial information. Rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall be at least as restrictive as any applicable federal requirements for protecting nonpublic personal information of insured persons from improper access or disclosure."