Each private hospital, public hospital society or corporation receiving state aid shall, upon the demand of any patient who has been treated in such hospital and after his discharge therefrom, permit such patient or his physician or authorized attorney to examine the hospital record, including the history, bedside notes, charts, pictures and plates kept in connection with the treatment of such patient, and permit copies of such history, bedside notes and charts to be made by such patient, his physician or authorized attorney. If any such hospital, society or corporation is served with a subpoena issued by competent authority directing the production of such hospital record in connection with any proceedings in any court, the hospital, society or corporation upon which such subpoena is served may, except where such record pertains to a mentally ill patient, deliver such record or at its option a copy thereof to the clerk of such court. Such clerk shall give a receipt for the same, shall be responsible for the safekeeping thereof, shall not permit the same to be removed from the premises of the court and shall notify the hospital to call for the same when it is no longer needed for use in court. Any such record or copy so delivered to such clerk shall be sealed in an envelope which shall indicate the name of the patient, the name of the attorney subpoenaing the same and the title of the case referred to in the subpoena. No such record or copy shall be open to inspection by any person except upon the order of a judge of the court concerned, and any such record or copy shall at all times be subject to the order of such judge. Any and all parts of any such record or copy, if not otherwise inadmissible, shall be admitted in evidence without any preliminary testimony, if there is attached thereto the certification in affidavit form of the person in charge of the record room of the hospital or his authorized assistant indicating that such record or copy is the original record or a copy thereof, made in the regular course of the business of the hospital, and that it was the regular course of such business to make such record at the time of the transactions, occurrences or events recorded therein or within a reasonable time thereafter. A subpoena directing production of such hospital record shall be served not less than twenty-four hours before the time for production, provided such subpoena shall be valid if served less than twenty-four hours before the time of production if written notice of intent to serve such subpoena has been delivered to the person in charge of the record room of such hospital not less than twenty-four hours nor more than two weeks before such time for production.
(1949 Rev., S. 294; 1955, S. 111d.)
To facilitate examination of hospital records, section has been implemented by Practice Book. 153 C. 445; Id., 451. Under section, only such parts of hospital record as are generally admissible can be introduced in evidence; history discussed. Id., 445. Cited. 154 C. 593. That part of a hospital record which does not qualify as an exception to the hearsay rule under Sec. 52-180 is inadmissible in evidence. 158 C. 281. Since there was no correlation between hospital's diagnosis, treatment of injuries, and place of plaintiff's fall, hospital record not admissible as to place of fall. 167 C. 631. Cited. 172 C. 275. Meaning of term “state aid” discussed. 175 C. 49. Cited. 177 C. 677. Statement made by patient to physician concerning fear of reprisal from an alleged attacker was admissible as pertinent to diagnosis and treatment. 180 C. 96. Cited. 205 C. 542; 246 C. 51. Letters written for litigation purposes at plaintiff's request and summary of doctor's opinion do not satisfy requirements for the admissibility of hospital records. 247 C. 356.
Cited. 3 CA 137; 5 CA 629; 9 CA 59; Id., 379; 17 CA 121; 20 CA 348; 21 CA 138; 28 CA 402; 31 CA 94. Section allows otherwise inadmissible hearsay to be admissible with certain limitations. 63 CA 72.
Cited. 30 CS 535.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Section 4-65a. - Office of Policy and Management.
Section 4-66. - Powers and duties of Secretary of Office of Policy and Management.
Section 4-66aa. - Community investment account. Distribution of funds.
Section 4-66b. - Capital development impact statements.
Section 4-66c. - Urban action bonds.
Section 4-66cc. - Agricultural sustainability account.
Section 4-66d. - Standardized form for notification of possible reimbursement liability.
Section 4-66e. - Development of interagency self-sufficiency measurement standards.
Section 4-66f. - Maintenance of funds received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Section 4-66h. - Main Street Investment Fund account. Distribution of funds.
Section 4-66k. - Regional planning incentive account.
Section 4-66l. - Municipal revenue sharing account. Grants.
Section 4-66m. - Intertown capital equipment purchase incentive program. Bond authorization.
Section 4-66n. - Municipal reimbursement and revenue account. Distribution of funds.
Section 4-66o. - Receivables for anticipated revenue.
Section 4-66p. - Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund.
Section 4-66q. - Regional councils of governments. Establishment of revenue sharing agreements.
Section 4-67a. - Medical Affairs Reference Committee.
Section 4-67b. - Appraisal fee schedule established.
Section 4-67c. - Fee schedule for health services established by Commissioner of Social Services.
Section 4-67d. - Professional Advisory Committee.
Section 4-67i. - Agency procurement plan.
Section 4-67m. - Development of goals, objectives and measures; implementation and revision; report.
Section 4-67s. - Child Poverty and Prevention Council: Definitions.
Section 4-67v. - Governor's budget document re prevention goals.
Section 4-67z. - Review of legal obstacles to sharing of high value data. Report.
Section 4-68aa. - Social innovation investment enterprise. Social innovation account.
Section 4-68bb. - Project Longevity Initiative. Definitions. Implementation.
Section 4-68cc. - Neighborhood Security Fellowship Program.
Section 4-68d. - Collection of sums due state for public assistance.
Section 4-68dd. - Municipal Grant Portal.
Section 4-68ff. - Collection, presentation and reporting of prosecutorial data.
Section 4-68g. (Formerly Sec. 17-21). - Conservators for mentally ill or mentally retarded persons.
Section 4-68gg. - Annual report re community engagement training.
Section 4-68j. - Disapproval of requests by any state agency or official may be in writing.
Section 4-68l. - Grants to towns to supplement reimbursement under the general assistance program.
Section 4-68n. - Correctional system population projections.
Section 4-68o. - Reporting system to track criminal justice system trends and outcomes.
Section 4-68p. - Report of data analysis of state criminal justice system trends.
Section 4-68t. - Tracking, analysis and reporting of recidivism rates for children.
Section 4-68x. - Urban violence reduction grant program.
Section 4-68y. - Disproportionate minority contact: Definitions, reports.
Section 4-70e. - Office of Finance. Executive financial officer.
Section 4-71a. - Estimates of recommended state grants-in-aid to towns under the budget document.
Section 4-71b. - Estimates of state grants-in-aid under state budget act.
Section 4-71c. - Computation of the cost of an indexed increase in assistance payments.
Section 4-72. - Governor's budget message.
Section 4-73. - Recommended appropriations.
Section 4-74. - Appropriation and revenue bills.
Section 4-75. - Publication of the budget document.
Section 4-76. - Governor to explain budget document and reports to legislative committees.
Section 4-78. - Information contained in budget recommendations.
Section 4-79. - Tentative budget.
Section 4-80. - Hearings on tentative budget.
Section 4-81. - Formulation of the budget.
Section 4-82. - Supplemental estimates.
Section 4-82a. - Governor to report to General Assembly re projected deficit.
Section 4-83. - Prohibited estimates or requests.
Section 4-84. - Contingency appropriation.
Section 4-85a. - Reductions of appropriations for the fiscal year 1971–1972.
Section 4-85d. - Submission of accounting of federal energy funds.
Section 4-87. - Transfer and revision of appropriations. Relocation expenses.
Section 4-88. - Reversion of unencumbered balances.
Section 4-89. - Appropriations; treatment of unexpended balances at close of fiscal year.
Section 4-93. - Finance Advisory Committee; appointment and term. Meeting agenda.
Section 4-94. - Finance Advisory Committee to approve transfers of funds.
Section 4-95. - Appropriation for social services assistance and care.
Section 4-96. - Additions to specific appropriations.
Section 4-97. - Use of appropriations.
Section 4-97a. - Moneys received for specific statutory purpose.
Section 4-99. - Commitment of appropriations prior to beginning of fiscal period.
Section 4-100. - Penalty for exceeding appropriations; exceptions.
Section 4-101. - Appropriations to hospitals.
Section 4-101b. - Certification of reasonable efforts of hospitals to provide uncompensated care.
Section 4-102. - Hospital societies' reports.
Section 4-103. - Uniform system of accounting for hospitals receiving state aid.
Section 4-104. - Inspection and subpoena of hospital records.
Section 4-105. - Procedure where right to inspect records is denied.
Section 4-106. - Treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in hospitals receiving state aid.
Section 4-107. - Institutions receiving state aid; visitation.
Section 4-108. - Director of purchases; appointment.
Section 4-112a. - Sale of state highway equipment.
Section 4-121. - Supervisor of State Publications.
Section 4-124aa. - Information technology internship and work-study program. Guidelines. Report.
Section 4-124bb. - Connecticut Career Ladder Advisory Committee. Establishment. Membership.
Section 4-124cc. - Career ladder programs. Development of three-year plan.
Section 4-124ee. - Connecticut nursing faculty incentive program. Guidelines. Report.
Section 4-124ii. - Awarding of grants to generate talent in institutions of higher education.
Section 4-124jj. - Office of Workforce Strategy account. Report
Section 4-124kk. - American Rescue Plan Act funds; use by Office of Workforce Strategy.
Section 4-124nn. - Connecticut Career Accelerator Program Advisory Committee.
Section 4-124uu. - Program re trained workforce for the film industry.
Section 4-124vv. - Labor Department to fund Connecticut Career Choices.
Section 4-124w. - Office of Workforce Strategy. Responsibilities.
Section 4-124ww. - Report identifying workforce shortage sectors and subsectors.
Section 4-124g. - Transitional provisions.
Section 4-124i. - Regional councils of governments. Definitions.
Section 4-124j. - Creation. Membership. Withdrawal.
Section 4-124k. - Representatives of members.
Section 4-124l. - Certification of establishment of council. Transitional period.
Section 4-124m. - Rights and duties of councils.
Section 4-124n. - Bylaws. Officers. Committees. Meetings.
Section 4-124o. - Regional planning commissions.
Section 4-124p. - Receipt of funds. Dues. Contracts. Audits. Annual report.
Section 4-124r. - Purchase of real property; borrowing for such purchase.
Section 4-124s. - Regional performance incentive program.
Section 4-124u. - Process for voluntary review of projects of regional significance.