42 U.S.C. § 1320d8 — Processing payment transactions by financial institutions
U.S.C. Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 42 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 7 - SOCIAL SECURITY SUBCHAPTER XI - GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION Part C - Administrative Simplification Sec. 1320d-8 - Processing payment transactions by financial institutions From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§1320d–8. Processing payment transactions by financial institutions
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: (1) 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. (2) The request for, or the use or disclosure of, information by the entity with respect to a payment described in paragraph (1)— (A) for transferring receivables; (B) for auditing; (C) in connection with— (i) a customer dispute; or (ii) an inquiry from, or to, a customer;
(D) in a communication to a customer of the entity regarding the customer's transactions, payment card, account, check, or electronic funds transfer; (E) for reporting to consumer reporting agencies; or (F) for complying with— (i) a civil or criminal subpoena; or (ii) 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.)