58-5A-41.2. Certain sharing of confidential information permitted. To assist in the performance of the duties assigned to the director pursuant to the provisions of this chapter:

(1) The director may, upon request, share documents, materials, or other information, including the confidential and privileged documents, materials, or information disclosed pursuant to this chapter with a state, federal, and international regulatory agency, the NAIC and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and a state, federal, and international law enforcement authority, including a member of any supervisory college described in §§ 58-5A-78 to 58-5A-80, inclusive, if the recipient agrees in writing to maintain the confidentiality and privileged status of the document, material, or other information, and verifies in writing the legal authority to maintain confidentiality;

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1), the director may only share confidential and privileged documents, or information reported pursuant to § 58-5A-29.1, with a director of a state that has laws substantially similar to the provisions of § 58-5A-41, and who agrees in writing not to disclose such information; and

(3) May receive documents, materials, or information, including otherwise confidential and privileged documents, materials, or information from the NAIC and its affiliates and subsidiaries and from regulatory and law enforcement officials of other foreign or domestic jurisdictions, and shall maintain as confidential or privileged any document, material, or information received with notice or the understanding that it is confidential or privileged under the laws of the jurisdiction that is the source of the document, material, or information.

The sharing of information by the director pursuant to this chapter does not constitute a delegation of regulatory authority or rule-making authority, and the director is solely responsible for the administration, execution, and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

Source: SL 2015, ch 246, § 16.