Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 319l - Department of Aging and Disability Services
Section 17a-882. (Formerly Sec. 17a-419). - Duties of state agency re disclosure.

The state agency shall:

(1) Provide that the files and records maintained by the program may be disclosed only at the discretion of the State Ombudsman or the person designated by the ombudsman to disclose the files and records; and
(2) Prohibit the disclosure of the identity of any complainant or resident with respect to whom the office maintains such files or records unless (A) the complainant or resident, or the legal representative of the complainant or resident, consents to the disclosure and the consent is given in writing; (B) (i) the complainant or resident gives consent orally; and (ii) the consent is documented contemporaneously in a writing made by a representative of the office in accordance with such requirements as the state agency shall establish; or (iii) the disclosure is required by court order.
(P.A. 99-176, S. 15, 24.)
History: P.A. 99-176 effective July 1, 1999; Sec. 17b-414 transferred to Sec. 17a-419 in 2015; Sec. 17a-419 transferred to Sec. 17a-882 in 2023.

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