40-2425. Personal identifier; use of social security number prohibited. On and after July 1, 2006: (a) No insurance company, including health maintenance organizations, offering any type of accident and sickness policy covering individuals residing in this state shall print or encode an insured's social security number on or into the insured's policy card.

(b) Any distinguishing identifier assigned to the insured's policy card shall be a combination of numbers or letters or both, which is unique to the insured.

(c) An insured's distinguishing identifier assigned to such insured's policy card shall not, in any way, be based on or depend on the insured's social security number.

History: L. 2004, ch. 157, § 3; July 1.