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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 7— SOCIAL SECURITY · Part C— Administrative Simplification · § 1320d–8

§ 1320d–8. Processing payment transactions by financial institutions

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To the extent that an entity is engaged in activities of a financial institution (as defined in section 3401 of title 12 ), or is engaged in authorizing, processing, clearing, settling, billing, transferring, reconciling, or collecting payments, for a financial institution, this part, and any standard adopted under this part, shall not apply to the entity with respect to such activities, including the following: The use or disclosure of information by the entity for authorizing, processing, clearing, settling, billing, transferring, reconciling or collecting, a payment for, or related to, health plan premiums or health care, where such payment is made by any means, including a credit, debit, or other payment card, an account, check, or electronic funds transfer.
The request for, or the use or disclosure of, information by the entity with respect to a payment described in paragraph (1)— for transferring receivables; for auditing; in connection with— a customer dispute; or an inquiry from, or to, a customer; in a communication to a customer of the entity regarding the customer’s transactions, payment card, account, check, or electronic funds transfer; for reporting to consumer reporting agencies; or for complying with— a civil or criminal subpoena; or a Federal or State law regulating the entity.
( Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531 , title XI, § 1179, as added Pub. L. 104–191, title II, § 262(a) , Aug. 21, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2030 .)
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