062 3190 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

COMMISSIONERS: Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman 

 Pamela Jones Harbour 

 Jon Leibowitz 

 William E. Kovacic 

 J. Thomas Rosch 

 

______________________________ 

 ) 

) DOCKET NO. C-4214 

In the Matter of ) 

 ) DECISION AND ORDER 

INGENIX, INC. ) 

 ) 

The Federal Trade Commission having initiated an investigation of certain acts and 

practices of the Respondent named in the caption hereof, and the Respondent having been 

furnished thereafter with a copy of a draft Complaint that the Bureau of Consumer 

Protection proposed to present to the Commission for its consideration and which, if 

issued by the Commission, would charge the Respondent with violation of the Fair Credit 

Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq;

The Respondent, its attorney, and counsel for the Commission having thereafter executed 

an Agreement Containing Consent Order (“Consent Agreement”), an admission by the 

Respondent of all the jurisdictional facts set forth in the aforesaid draft Complaint, a 

statement that the signing of said Consent Agreement is for settlement purposes only and 

does not constitute an admission by Respondent that the law has been violated as alleged 

in such Complaint, or that the facts as alleged in such Complaint, other than jurisdictional 

facts, are true, and waivers and other provision as required by the Commission’s Rules; 

and 

The Commission having thereafter considered the matter and having determined that it 

has reason to believe that the Respondent has violated the said Act, and that a Complaint 

should issue stating its charges in that respect, and having thereupon accepted the 

executed Consent Agreement and placed such Consent Agreement on the public record 

for a period of thirty (30) days, and having duly considered the comments filed thereafter 

by interested persons pursuant to Section 2.34 of its Rules, now in further conformity 

with the procedure described in Section 2.34 of its Rules, the Commission hereby issues 

its Complaint, makes the following jurisdictional findings and enters the following order: 

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1. Respondent Ingenix, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its office and 

principal place of business at 12125 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. 

2. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of 

this proceeding and of the Respondent, and the proceeding is in the public interest. 

 

ORDER 

DEFINITIONS 

 For purposes of this order, the following definitions apply: 

“Respondent” means Ingenix, Inc., a corporation, its successors and assigns, and 

its officers, agents, representatives and employees acting in such capacity on its behalf, 

directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, division or other device. 

“MedPoint” means respondent’s data aggregation service that provides individual 

medical profiles, including prescription drug purchase histories, to health and life 

insurance companies. 

“FCRA” means the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., as the 

same from time to time may be amended or modified by statute or by regulations having 

the effect of statutory provisions. 

 The terms “consumer,” “consumer report,” and “consumer reporting agency,”

shall be defined as provided in Section 603(c), 603(d) and 603(f), respectively of the 

FCRA, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681a(c), 1681a(d) and 1681a(f). 

 “Notice To Users” is the notice referred to in Section 607(d) of the Fair Credit 

Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681e(d), 16 CFR 698, Appendix H. 

 

I. 

 IT IS ORDERED that respondent, directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, 

division, or other device, in connection with the dissemination of any medical profile 

generated by MedPoint that constitutes a consumer report, or any other consumer report 

to any user or prospective user of such consumer report, shall as provided by Section 

607(d) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681e(d), provide to such users or 

prospective users a Notice to Users. 

 II. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent, in connection with the compilation, 

creation, sale, or dissemination of any medical profile generated by MedPoint that 

constitutes a consumer report, or any other consumer report, shall: 

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 A. Maintain or continue to maintain reasonable procedures to limit the 

furnishing of such consumer report to those only with a permissible purpose, as required 

by Section 607(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681e(a); 

 B. Follow or continue to follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum 

possible accuracy of the information concerning the individuals about whom the reports 

relates, as required by Section 607(b) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 

1681e(b); 

 C. Maintain or continue to maintain reasonable procedures to ensure 

compliance with Section 611 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681i, 

“Procedures in case of disputed accuracy;” 

D. Conduct or continue to conduct a reasonable reinvestigation in cases of 

disputed accuracy, as required by Section 611 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 

§ 1681i; and 

 E. Comply or continue to comply with the Disposal of Consumer Report 

Information and Records Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 682. 

 III. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent shall, for five (5) years, maintain 

and upon request make available to the Federal Trade Commission for inspection and 

copying documents demonstrating compliance with the requirements of Parts I and II of 

this order. 

 IV. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent shall deliver a copy of this order to 

all current and future principals, officers, and directors, and to all current and future 

managers, employees, agents, and representatives having decision-making 

responsibilities with respect to MedPoint or any other consumer report, and shall secure 

from each such person a signed and dated statement acknowledging receipt of the order. 

Respondent shall deliver this order to such current personnel within thirty (30) days after 

the date of service of this order, and to such future personnel within thirty (30) days after 

the person assumes such position or responsibilities. 

 V. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent and its successors and assigns shall 

notify the Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to any change in the corporation that 

may affect compliance obligations arising under this order, including but not limited to a 

dissolution, assignment, sale, merger, or other action that would result in the emergence 

of a successor corporation; the creation or dissolution of a subsidiary, parent, or affiliate 

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that engages in any acts or practices subject to this order; the proposed filing of a 

bankruptcy petition; or a change in the corporate name or address. Provided, however, 

that, with respect to any proposed change in the corporation about which respondent 

learns less than thirty (30) days prior to the date such action is to take place, respondent 

shall notify the Commission as soon as it is practicable after obtaining such knowledge. 

All notices required by this Part shall be sent by certified mail to the Associate Director, 

Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. 

 VI. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent shall within sixty (60) days after the 

date of service of this order, and at such other times as the Federal Trade Commission 

may require, file with the Commission a report, in writing, setting forth in detail the 

manner and form in which it has complied with this order. 

 VII. 

 This order will terminate on February 6, 2028, or twenty (20) years from the most 

recent date that the United States or the Federal Trade Commission files a complaint 

(with or without an accompanying consent decree) in federal court alleging any violation 

of the order, whichever comes later; provided, however, that the filing of such a 

complaint will not affect the duration of: 

 A. Any Part in this order that terminates in less than twenty (20) years; 

 B. This order’s application to any respondent that is not named as a defendant 

in such complaint; and 

 C. This order if such complaint is filed after the order has terminated 

pursuant to this Part. 

Provided, further, that if such complaint is dismissed or a federal court rules that the 

respondent did not violate any provision of the order, and the dismissal or ruling is either 

not appealed or upheld on appeal, then the order will terminate according to this Part as

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though the complaint had never been filed, except that the order will not terminate 

between the date such complaint is filed and the later of the deadline for appealing such 

dismissal or ruling and the date such dismissal or ruling is upheld on appeal. 

 By the Commission. 

 Donald S. Clark 

 Secretary 

SEAL: 

ISSUED: February 6, 2008 

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