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HB 2492 Freedom of Information Act; record exemption; insurance claim records.

Introduced by: Thomas M. Bolvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Freedom of Information Act; record exemption; investigative records of insurance claims. Expands an existing exemption to include investigative notes, correspondence and information furnished in confidence with respect to an investigation of a claim or potential claim against a public body’s insurance policy or self-insurance plan. The bill provides, however, that nothing shall prohibit the disclosure of information, taken from inactive reports upon expiration of the period of limitations for the filing of civil suits.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Freedom of Information Act; record exemption; investigative records of insurance claims. Expands an existing exemption to include investigative notes, correspondence and information furnished in confidence with respect to an investigation of a claim or potential claim against a public body’s insurance policy or self-insurance plan. The bill provides, however, that nothing shall prohibit the disclosure of information, taken from inactive reports upon expiration of the period of limitations for the filing of civil suits.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Freedom of Information Act; record exemption; investigative records of insurance claims. Expands an existing exemption to include investigative notes, correspondence and information furnished in confidence with respect to an investigation of claims or potential claims against a public body’s insurance policy or self-insurance plan. The bill provides, however, that nothing shall prohibit the disclosure of information, upon expiration of the period of limitations for the filing of civil suits, taken from inactive reports in a form that does not reveal the identity of the parties involved or other persons supplying information.