Confidentiality of Department Information

Sec. 701.151. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DEPARTMENT INFORMATION. (a) Information or material acquired by the department that is relevant to an investigation by the insurance fraud unit is not a public record for the period the commissioner considers reasonably necessary to: (1) complete the investigation; (2) protect the person under investigation from unwarranted injury; or (3) serve the public interest. (b) The information or material is not subject to a subpoena by another governmental entity, other than a grand jury subpoena, until: (1) the information or material is released for public inspection by the commissioner; or (2) after notice and a hearing a district court determines that obeying the subpoena would not jeopardize the public interest and any investigation by the commissioner. (c) This section does not affect the conduct of a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.