Section 17a-688 - (Formerly Sec. 19a-126h). Record keeping and confidentiality. Permitted disclosure. Treatment or rehabilitation of minor(a) All records maintained by the court of cases coming before it under the provisions of sections 17a-673 and 17a-680 to 17a-690, inclusive, shall be sealed and available only to the respondent or the respondent's counsel unless the court, after hearing held with notice to the respondent, determines such record should be disclosed for cause shown.(b) Medical treatment facilities shall keep and submit such records of all persons examined, admitted or treated pursuant to sections 17a-673 and 17a-680 to 17a-690, inclusive, as may be required by the department.(c) No person, hospital or treatment facility may disclose or permit the disclosure of, nor may the department disclose or permit the disclosure of, the identity, diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of any such patient that would constitute a violation of federal statutes concerning confidentiality of alcohol or drug patient records and any regulations pursuant thereto, as such federal statutes and regulations may be amended from time to time. The department shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to protect the confidentiality of any such information that is obtained by the department.(d) If the person seeking treatment or rehabilitation for alcohol dependence or drug dependence is a minor, the fact that the minor sought such treatment or rehabilitation or that the minor is receiving such treatment or rehabilitation, shall not be reported or disclosed to the parents or legal guardian of the minor without the minor's consent. The minor may give legal consent to receipt of such treatment and rehabilitation. A minor shall be personally liable for all costs and expenses for alcohol and drug dependency treatment afforded to the minor at the minor's request under section 17a-682.(e) The commissioner may use or make available to authorized persons information from patients' records for purposes of conducting scientific research, management audits, financial audits or program evaluation, provided such information shall not be utilized in a manner that discloses a patient's name or other identifying information.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-688
(P.A. 74-280, S. 18, 25; P.A. 75-569, S. 11; P.A. 77-544, S. 10, 16; P.A. 86-371, S. 10, 45; P.A. 90-209, S. 10; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 18, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 99-234, S. 5; P.A. 00-27, S. 7, 24; P.A. 09-145, S. 15.)
Amended by P.A. 09-0145, S. 15 of the the 2009 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2009. Annotations to former section 17-155bb: Cited. 203 C. 641; 212 C. 50. Annotations to former section 17a-630: Cited. 225 C. 450; 230 Conn. 43. Cited. 30 Conn.App. 839; 33 CA 647. Annotation to present section: Subsec. (c): Impliedly authorizes plaintiff to maintain a private cause of action for injunctive relief. 54 CA 663.