PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION; PROTECTIVE ORDERS

(a) A record subpoenaed and produced under this subchapter that is otherwise privileged or confidential by law remains privileged or confidential until admitted into evidence in an administrative hearing or a court. (b) The commissioner may issue a protective order relating to the confidentiality or privilege of a record described by Subsection (a) to restrict the use or distribution of the record: (1) by a person; or (2) in a proceeding other than a proceeding before the commissioner. (c) Specific information relating to a particular policy or claim is privileged and confidential while in the possession of an insurance company, organization, association, or other entity holding a certificate of authority from the department and may not be disclosed by the entity to another person, except as specifically provided by law.