26.1-36-30. Individual or group accident and health insurer or nonprofit health service corporation responsibility - Release of information to department of health and human services

26.1-36-30. Individual or group accident and health insurer or nonprofit health service corporation responsibility - Release of information to department of health and human services. 1. Any individual or group accident and health insurer or nonprofit health service corporation, upon request of the department of health and human services, shall provide any information contained in its records pertaining to an individual who is an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance under chapter 50-24.1, and who is covered under an accident and health insurance policy or a health service contract issued by the insurer or nonprofit health service corporation or the medical benefits paid by or claims paid to the insured or subscriber under a policy or contract. The insurer or nonprofit health service corporation shall make the requested records or information available upon receipt of a certification by the department of health and human services that the individual is an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance under chapter 50-24.1, or is a person who is legally responsible for the applicant or recipient. 2. The information required to be made available pursuant to this section is limited to information necessary to determine whether benefits under the policy or contract have been or should have been claimed and paid pursuant to an accident and health insurance policy or health service contract with respect to items of medical care and services received by a particular individual for which medical assistance coverage would otherwise be available. 3. The department of health and human services shall, in consultation with the commissioner, establish guidelines: a. For the method of requesting and furnishing appropriate information, the time in which the information is to be provided, and method of reimbursing insurance companies and nonprofit health service corporations for necessary costs incurred in furnishing the requested information. b. To assure that information relating to an individual certified to be an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance under chapter 50-24.1, furnished to an insurer or subscriber pursuant to this section, is used only for the purpose of identifying the records or information requested in such manner so as not to violate section 50-06-15.