(1) A person aggrieved by the conduct of a person registered or required to be registered under this subtitle may file a written complaint with the Commissioner.
(2) On receipt of a complaint, the Commissioner shall investigate the complaint.
(b) On initiative of Commissioner.- The Commissioner may investigate any person if the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the person has violated any provision of this subtitle or a regulation adopted under it.
(c) Investigative powers.- Without limitation of the powers granted to the Commissioner under Title 2 of this article, in connection with an investigation under this section, the Commissioner may:
(1) examine the books and records of a person registered under this subtitle or any other person that the Commissioner believes has violated this subtitle or a regulation adopted under it;
(2) subpoena documents and other evidence; and
(3) summon and examine under oath a person whose testimony the Commissioner requires.
(d) Submission of books and records.- For the purpose of conducting an investigation under this section, the Commissioner may not require an administrator to submit to the Commissioner, more than once in a 12-month period, any books or records of a plan administered by the administrator unless the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this subtitle or a regulation adopted or order issued under it exists.
(e) Use of information.- Subject to subsection (f) of this section, the Commissioner may make available information about a matter that may be subject to an investigation to:
(1) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners;
(2) a unit of state or federal government; and
(3) a person that is the subject of the investigation.
(f) Confidentiality of trade secrets and commercial information.- Unless disclosure is required by a court of competent jurisdiction in a legal proceeding, the Commissioner shall keep confidential and may not disclose a trade secret or commercial information contained in:
(1) an administrator's books, records, or other documents; or
(2) data provided by the administrator, including the identity and address of persons covered by a plan.
(1) A person aggrieved by the conduct of a person registered or required to be registered under this subtitle may file a written complaint with the Commissioner.
(2) On receipt of a complaint, the Commissioner shall investigate the complaint.
(b) On initiative of Commissioner.- The Commissioner may investigate any person if the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the person has violated any provision of this subtitle or a regulation adopted under it.
(c) Investigative powers.- Without limitation of the powers granted to the Commissioner under Title 2 of this article, in connection with an investigation under this section, the Commissioner may:
(1) examine the books and records of a person registered under this subtitle or any other person that the Commissioner believes has violated this subtitle or a regulation adopted under it;
(2) subpoena documents and other evidence; and
(3) summon and examine under oath a person whose testimony the Commissioner requires.
(d) Submission of books and records.- For the purpose of conducting an investigation under this section, the Commissioner may not require an administrator to submit to the Commissioner, more than once in a 12-month period, any books or records of a plan administered by the administrator unless the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this subtitle or a regulation adopted or order issued under it exists.
(e) Use of information.- Subject to subsection (f) of this section, the Commissioner may make available information about a matter that may be subject to an investigation to:
(1) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners;
(2) a unit of state or federal government; and
(3) a person that is the subject of the investigation.
(f) Confidentiality of trade secrets and commercial information.- Unless disclosure is required by a court of competent jurisdiction in a legal proceeding, the Commissioner shall keep confidential and may not disclose a trade secret or commercial information contained in:
(1) an administrator's books, records, or other documents; or
(2) data provided by the administrator, including the identity and address of persons covered by a plan.
(1) A person aggrieved by the conduct of a person registered or required to be registered under this subtitle may file a written complaint with the Commissioner.
(2) On receipt of a complaint, the Commissioner shall investigate the complaint.
(b) On initiative of Commissioner.- The Commissioner may investigate any person if the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the person has violated any provision of this subtitle or a regulation adopted under it.
(c) Investigative powers.- Without limitation of the powers granted to the Commissioner under Title 2 of this article, in connection with an investigation under this section, the Commissioner may:
(1) examine the books and records of a person registered under this subtitle or any other person that the Commissioner believes has violated this subtitle or a regulation adopted under it;
(2) subpoena documents and other evidence; and
(3) summon and examine under oath a person whose testimony the Commissioner requires.
(d) Submission of books and records.- For the purpose of conducting an investigation under this section, the Commissioner may not require an administrator to submit to the Commissioner, more than once in a 12-month period, any books or records of a plan administered by the administrator unless the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this subtitle or a regulation adopted or order issued under it exists.
(e) Use of information.- Subject to subsection (f) of this section, the Commissioner may make available information about a matter that may be subject to an investigation to:
(1) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners;
(2) a unit of state or federal government; and
(3) a person that is the subject of the investigation.
(f) Confidentiality of trade secrets and commercial information.- Unless disclosure is required by a court of competent jurisdiction in a legal proceeding, the Commissioner shall keep confidential and may not disclose a trade secret or commercial information contained in:
(1) an administrator's books, records, or other documents; or
(2) data provided by the administrator, including the identity and address of persons covered by a plan.
