Sec.17a-20-37. Confidentiality

(a) All case records are confidential and shall be maintained in locked files or secured areas only available to duly authorized personnel listed in the written personnel and policy procedures of the clinic.

(b) The guardian or custodian of the child shall be entitled to receive, upon request, reports and information concerning the health, behavior and progress of the child, and all other information allowed under the provisions of Sections 52-146c through 52-146j, inclusive, and Sections 17a-540 through 17a-550, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, and Federal Statutes Title 42 USC 290dd-2.

(c) The child's record shall be retained by the clinic for at least seven years following discharge. The method of destruction of such records shall be incineration or shredding. If a clinic ceases operation, all children's case records shall be given to the department, or upon order, to a court of competent jurisdiction.

(d) The clinic shall not disclose information pertaining to a child or family to other persons, unless the parent or guardian has given written permission, except in an emergency or in a case of suspected child abuse or neglect or by a court order, or as permitted in Sections 52-146f through 52-146i, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(Adopted effective February 1, 1999)