Law / United States / Connecticut

Disclosure of individually identifiable medical record information with malicious intent prohibited

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-999a

In force since .

A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.

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Prohibition

As of .

What it requires

  • Do not disclose individually identifiable medical record information, as section 38a-976(r) defines it, with the malicious intent to damage an individual's reputation or character (section 38a-999a(a)).

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Section 38a-999a(b): a person who violates the section is fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than three months or both for a first offense, and fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both for each subsequent offense.

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Under section 38a-999a, no person may disclose individually identifiable medical record information with the malicious intent to damage an individual's reputation or character. A person who violates section 38a-999a is fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than three months or both for a first offense, and fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both for each subsequent offense. Section 38a-999a took effect on .

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