Processing payment transactions by financial institutions

The use or disclosure of information by the entity for authorizing, processing, clearing, settling, billing, transferring, reconciling or collecting, a payment for, or related to, health plan premiums or health care, where such payment is made by any means, including a credit, debit, or other payment card, an account, check, or electronic funds transfer. for transferring receivables; for auditing; a customer dispute; or an inquiry from, or to, a customer; in a communication to a customer of the entity regarding the customer’s transactions, payment card, account, check, or electronic funds transfer; for reporting to consumer reporting agencies; or a civil or criminal subpoena; or a Federal or State law regulating the entity. To the extent that an entity is engaged in activities of a financial institution (as defined in section 3401 of title 12), or is engaged in authorizing, processing, clearing, settling, billing, transferring, reconciling, or collecting payments, for a financial institution, this part, and any standard adopted under this part, shall not apply to the entity with respect to such activities, including the following: The request for, or the use or disclosure of, information by the entity with respect to a payment described in paragraph (1)— in connection with— for complying with— (Source: (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1179, as added Pub. L. 104–191, title II, § 262(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2030.))