SUBCHAPTER D. INSURANCE FRAUD INFORMATION;  CONFIDENTIALITY

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.