Law / United States / 
Connecticut
Access to medical records and notification of test results
In force.
A data subject rights rule binding public and private bodies.
- Private right of action
- Yes
- Obligation class
- Data subject rights, Disclosure
As of .
What it requires
- If you are a provider, supply to a patient on request complete and current information you possess about the patient's diagnosis, treatment and prognosis, and notify the patient of any test results in your possession or that you requested for diagnosis, treatment or prognosis, except as subsection (e) allows (section 20-7c(b)).
- If you are a clinical laboratory, on the request of a patient or of a provider who ordered the tests, provide medical test results to the patient or to any other provider treating the patient (section 20-7c(b)).
- On a written request of a patient, the patient's attorney or authorized representative, or on a written authorization, furnish a copy of the patient's health record, including bills, x-rays, laboratory reports, prescription records and other technical information, within thirty days of the request, and do not charge more than sixty-five cents per page, with the exceptions section 20-7c(d) states (section 20-7c(d)).
- Do not refuse to return to a patient original records or copies the patient brought from another provider, and do not refuse a patient who decides not to seek care from a successor provider the original or copied records of a retired or deceased provider (section 20-7c(d)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
The superior court, on a petition by a person aggrieved by a provider's refusal to disclose information, filed within thirty days of the refusal, which orders disclosure unless it would be detrimental to the physical or mental health of the person or likely to cause the person to harm himself, herself or another (section 20-7c(e)).
Settledness
- As of
What this law does
Under section 20-7c, except as subsection (e) allows, a provider must supply to a patient on request complete and current information the provider possesses about any diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the patient, and notify the patient of any test results the provider has or requested for diagnosis, treatment or prognosis.
Under section 20-7b, for purposes of sections 20-7b to 20-7e a patient is a natural person who has received health care services from a provider for treatment of a medical condition, or a person the patient designates in writing as the patient's representative, and a provider is any person or organization that furnishes health care services and is licensed or certified to furnish them under the chapters the section lists.
Under section 20-7c(b), a clinical laboratory must on the request of a patient or of a provider who ordered the tests provide medical test results to the patient or to any other provider treating the patient. Under section 20-7c, upon a written request of a patient, a patient's attorney or authorized representative, or on a written authorization, a provider must furnish a copy of the patient's health record, including bills, x-rays and copies of laboratory reports.
Under section 20-7c, a provider must furnish a requested health record within thirty days of the request and may not charge more than sixty-five cents per page, including any research fees, handling fees or related costs, and the cost of first class postage, if applicable.
Under section 20-7c, a provider may withhold information if the provider reasonably determines that it is detrimental to the physical or mental health of the patient or likely to cause the patient to harm himself, herself or another. Under section 20-7c, a person aggrieved by a refusal may, within thirty days, petition the superior court for an order requiring the provider to disclose the information. Section 20-7c does not apply to any information relative to any psychiatric or psychological problems or conditions.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app handles health records.