Sec.19a-72-2. Commissioner requirements, reporting entity reporting requirements and case reports

(a) The Commissioner shall maintain the Connecticut Tumor Registry list of reportable tumors, which shall be posted on the department’s internet website annually, on or before July 1.

(b) A reporting entity shall report the following information related to reportable tumors to the department, in the manner set forth in section 19a-72-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) Information prescribed in the standard format set by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, as amended from time to time;

(2) Initial report and follow-up information required pursuant to section 19a-72 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(3) The diagnostic, treatment, and pathology reports, including, but not limited to, autopsy and cytology reports, results of imaging and radiology tests, diagnosis and stage of disease, surgical and non-surgical treatment methods, tissue diagnosis, and related laboratory data;

(4) The reporting entity’s operative or other surgery-related reports, hematology, medical oncology, and radiation therapy notes, or abstracts of such reports or consults and addenda associated with these reports;

(5) The patient’s occupation that reflects the specific type of work that an individual, fourteen years of age or older, performed for the longest period of time. Descriptive terms describing the patient’s employment title shall be included when possible, and all other guidelines prescribed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s “A Cancer Registrar’s Guide to Collecting Industry and Occupation” shall be applied;

(6) Any additional information including patient medical history, history of malignancies in first degree family members, personal identifiers including patient name and social security number, and other information as the department may prescribe; and

(7) Follow-up case report information specifying the date of the last contact and the vital statistics of the patient.

(c) A reporting entity shall report the information required under subsection (b) of this section for both reportable tumors and annual updates on reportable tumors, and shall submit such information required pursuant to section 19a-72 of the Connecticut General Statutes to the department as one report per calendar month.

(Effective March 8, 2023)