SUBCHAPTER B.  PRIVACY POLICY TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS

Sec. 501.051.  INAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not apply to:
(1)  a person who is required to maintain and disseminate a privacy policy under:
(A)  the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. Sections 6801 to 6809);
(B)  the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g); or
(C)  the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.);
(2)  a covered entity under rules adopted by the commissioner of insurance relating to insurance consumer health information privacy or insurance consumer financial information privacy;
(3)  a governmental body, as defined by Section 552.003, Government Code, other than a municipally owned utility;
(4)  a person with respect to a loan transaction, if the person is not engaged in the business of making loans; or
(5)  a person subject to Section 901.457, Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.009(a), eff. September 1, 2009.