2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 19a-585. Requirements for disclosure of HIV-related information.
Sec. 19a-585. Requirements for disclosure of HIV-related information. (a)
Whenever confidential HIV-related information is disclosed it shall be accompanied by
a statement in writing, whenever possible, which includes the following or substantially
similar language: "This information has been disclosed to you from records whose confidentiality is protected by state law. State law prohibits you from making any further
disclosure of it without the specific written consent of the person to whom it pertains,
or as otherwise permitted by said law. A general authorization for the release of medical
or other information is NOT sufficient for this purpose." An oral disclosure shall be
accompanied or followed by such a notice within ten days.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall limit a person's or agency's responsibility to report, investigate or disclose child protective services information pursuant to sections 17a-101, 17a-101a to 17a-101k, inclusive, 17a-103 and 46b-129a and regulations adopted pursuant to said sections.
(d) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not be applicable to disclosures made pursuant to subdivision (11) of subsection (a) of section 19a-583.
(e) Except as provided in subparagraph (G) of subdivision (5) of subsection (e) of section 19a-582, nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the recording of HIV and AIDS-related information in the medical chart or medical records of a protected individual or the listing of AIDS, HIV-related illness or HIV infection in a certificate of death or autopsy report. This chapter shall not be construed to modify regulations relating to access to death certificates or autopsy reports. This chapter shall not be construed to modify the provisions of section 19a-25 or 19a-221.
(P.A. 89-246, S. 5; P.A. 93-291, S. 6; P.A. 96-246, S. 30.)
History: P.A. 93-291 made technical changes in Subsecs. (c) and (e); P.A. 96-246 amended Subsec. (c) by adding references to Secs. 17a-101a to 17a-101k, inclusive, and 46b-129a.
Cited. 236 C. 845, 857.
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