(1) Unless such knowledge or information is based on confidential medical records protected by the confidentiality provisions of the federal Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 290dd-2, and federal administrative rules and regulations, as such act and rules and regulations existed on January 1, 2007:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-7460.03

  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-7434
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Wholesale drug distributor: means any person or entity engaged in wholesale drug distribution in this state, including manufacturers, repackagers, own-label distributors, jobbers, private-label distributors, brokers, warehouses including manufacturer and distributor warehouses, chain pharmacy warehouses, and wholesale drug warehouses, wholesale medical gas distributors, independent wholesale drug traders, and retail pharmacies that engage in wholesale drug distribution in this state. See Nebraska Statutes 71-7445

(a) Any insurer having knowledge of any violation of any provision of the Wholesale Drug Distributor Licensing Act governing the profession of the person being reported whether or not such person is licensed shall report the facts of such violation as known to such insurer to the department; and

(b) All insurers shall cooperate with the department and provide such information as requested by the department concerning any possible violations by any person required to be licensed whether or not such person is licensed.

(2) Such reporting shall be done on a form and in the manner specified pursuant to sections 38-1,130 and 38-1,131. Such reports shall be subject to sections 38-1,132 to 38-1,136.