Confidentiality of Information Obtained

Any information obtained by the Director or the administration under this Section shall be maintained as confidential as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (P.L. 104-191; 110 Stat. 1936), and any other applicable law, and shall be used solely for the purpose of determining whether a health care insurer was also providing coverage to an individual during the period that the individual was an eligible member, for the purposes of avoiding payments by the system for services covered through other insurance and for enforcing the administration’s right to assignment.