As a condition of doing business in this state, health insurers shall provide to the department upon its request and in a manner prescribed by the department information about individuals who are eligible for medical assistance so the department may determine during what period the individual or the individual’s spouse or dependents may be or may have been covered by a health insurer and the nature of the coverage provided by the health insurer, including the name, address, and identifying number of the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every health insurer, not more frequently than twelve times in a year, shall provide to the department upon its request information, including automated data matches conducted under the direction of the department, as necessary, to:
a. Identify individuals covered under the insurer’s health benefit plans who are also recipients of medical assistance;
b. Determine the period during which the individual or the individual’s spouse or the individual’s dependents may be or may have been covered by the health benefit plan; and
c. Determine the nature of the coverage