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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="33-105" title_number="33" title_name="Insurance Data Security" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A carrier shall notify the Commissioner as promptly as possible but in no event later than 3 business days from a determination that a cybersecurity event has occurred when either of the following criteria has been met:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>the State is the carrier’s state of domicile; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the cybersecurity event has a reasonable likelihood of harming a consumer residing in the State or any material part of the normal operations of the carrier; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the carrier reasonably believes that the nonpublic information involved is of 250 or more consumers residing in the State and either of the following circumstances is present:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a cybersecurity event impacting the carrier has occurred for which notice must be provided to a government body, self–regulatory agency, or any other supervisory body under state or federal law; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a cybersecurity event has occurred that has a reasonable likelihood of materially harming:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a consumer residing in the State; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a material part of the normal operation of the carrier.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The carrier shall provide as much of the following information as reasonably possible:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the date of the cybersecurity event;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a description of how the information was exposed, lost, stolen, or breached, including the specific roles and responsibilities of third–party service providers, if any;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>how the cybersecurity event was discovered;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>whether any lost, stolen, or breached information has been recovered and, if so, how this was done;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the identity of the source of the cybersecurity event;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>whether the carrier has filed a police report or has notified a regulatory, government, or law enforcement agency and, if so, when the notification was provided;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>a description of the specific types of information acquired without authorization and, more specifically, particular data elements, such as types of medical information, types of financial information, or types of information allowing identification of the consumer;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>the period during which the information system was compromised by the cybersecurity event;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>the number of total consumers in the State affected by the cybersecurity event, with the carrier providing:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the best estimate of this number in its initial report to the Commissioner; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>an updated estimate of this number in each subsequent report to the Commissioner in accordance with this section;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>the results of any internal review:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>identifying a lapse in either automated controls or internal procedures; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>confirming that all automated controls or internal procedures were followed;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>a copy of the carrier’s privacy policy and a statement outlining the steps the carrier will take to investigate and notify consumers affected by the cybersecurity event; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>the name of a contact person who is both familiar with the cybersecurity event and authorized to act for the carrier.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A carrier shall provide the information required under this section in electronic form as directed by the Commissioner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A carrier shall have a continuing obligation to update and supplement initial and subsequent notifications to the Commissioner concerning the cybersecurity event.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A carrier shall comply with § 14–3504 of the Commercial Law Article, as applicable, and provide a copy of the notice sent to consumers under that section to the Commissioner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>If a managed care organization conducts an investigation as required by the Maryland Department of Health in accordance with the managed care organization’s contract with the Maryland Department of Health and determines that a cybersecurity event has occurred, the managed care organization shall provide to the Commissioner copies of all notices and reports provided to the Maryland Department of Health at the same time and in the same manner that the managed care organization provides the notices and reports to the Maryland Department of Health.</text>
  </level>
</section>
