Section 2784. Applicability to insurance institutions and insurance support organizations

Except for disclosure to  third  party  reimbursers  and
  insurance institutions pursuant to paragraphs (i) and (j) of subdivision
  one  of  section  twenty-seven  hundred  eighty-two  of this article and
  except  for  disclosures  pursuant  to  section   twenty-seven   hundred
  eighty-five  of  this  article, the provisions of this article shall not
  apply to insurance institutions  and  insurance  support  organizations,
  except that health care providers associated with or under contract to a
  health  maintenance organization or other medical services plan shall be
  subject to the provisions of this article.