(a) Any insurer that requests an applicant for insurance coverage to take an HIV-related test shall obtain the applicant's written informed consent for such test prior to conducting it.
(b) The Insurance Commissioner shall adopt regulations, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health and in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, which establish all necessary requirements for the provision of informed consent pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, requirements regarding (1) sufficient notice at the time of application that the insured will be tested for HIV infection and (2) an explanation of AIDS and HIV infection.
(P.A. 89-246, S. 6; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368x - AIDS Testing and Medical Information
Section 19a-581. - Definitions.
Section 19a-583. - Limitations on disclosure of HIV-related information.
Section 19a-585. - Requirements for disclosure of HIV-related information.
Section 19a-586. - Testing for insurance purposes.
Section 19a-587. - Disclosure by insurers.
Section 19a-588. - Notification of procedures to certain municipal employees.
Section 19a-589. - Regulations.
Section 19a-590. - Liability for violations.
Section 19a-591. - Definitions.
Section 19a-591a. - Administration of AIDS vaccine.
Section 19a-591c. - Research subjects.
Section 19a-593a. - Limitation on causes of action for HIV-related test.
Section 19a-594a. - Referral of child to state agency based on test result.