Irrespective of whether a licensee is subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rule as promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “federal rule”), if a licensee complies with all requirements of the federal rule except for its effective date provision, the licensee shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.

Source. #7500, eff 7-1-01, EXPIRED: 7-1-09 New. #9922, eff 5-6-11; ss by #12749, eff 5-6-19