Terms Used In Alabama Code 27-7-44

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.

Subject to the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 27-7-43, the commissioner may make reasonable rules and regulations for any person engaged in providing insurance necessary to implement and enforce the privacy provisions of 15 U.S.C. Sections 6801, et seq., being Sections 501, et seq., of Public Law 106-102, commonly known as the “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall not apply to workers’ compensation claims, workers’ compensation insurance, workers’ compensation programs, or employee welfare benefit plans as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 1002(1) or any third-party administrator to the extent it provides services to a workers’ compensation program or employee welfare benefit plan.