Section Ins 25.02 - Purpose and scope(1) PURPOSES. This chapter governs the treatment of nonpublic personal health information and nonpublic personal financial information about individuals by all licensees of the office of the commissioner of insurance except to the extent that a licensee is excepted from a provision of this chapter. This chapter does all of the following: (a) It requires a licensee to provide notice to individuals about its privacy policies and practices.(b) It 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.(c) It provides methods for individuals to prevent a licensee from disclosing that information.(2) COMPLIANCE. This chapter applies to:(a) Nonpublic personal financial information about individuals who obtain or are beneficiaries of products or services primarily for personal, family or household purposes from licensees, about individuals who are beneficiaries under group health plans and claimants under workers' compensation policies, and about individuals who are third-party claimants against products or services obtained for business, commercial or agricultural purposes. This chapter does not apply to information about companies or about individuals who obtain products or services for business, commercial or agricultural purposes; and(b) All nonpublic personal health information about individuals who obtain or are beneficiaries of products or services primarily for personal, family or household purposes from licensees, about individuals who are beneficiaries under group health plans and claimants under workers' compensation policies, and about individuals who are third-party claimants against products or services obtained for business, commercial or agricultural purposes, except to the extent the information is subject to s. 51.30, 146.81 to 146.84 or 610.70, Stats.(3) EXTRA-TERRITORIAL APPLICATION. A licensee domiciled in this state that is in compliance with this chapter in a state that has not enacted laws or regulations that meet the requirements of Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ( PL 102-106 ) is in compliance with Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in such other state.Wis. Admin. Code Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Ins 25.02
Cr. Register, June, 2001, No. 546, eff. 7-1-01.