Sec.19a-72-4. Case Finding and Audits

(a) The Commissioner may perform an audit of a reporting entity for purposes of case finding to identify reportable diseases, emergency illnesses and health conditions, as defined in section 19a-215 of the Connecticut General Statutes, reportable tumors or other quality improvements to ensure accuracy and completeness of the data reporting. While completing such audit:

(1) Any health care provider shall provide the department access to the records of any patient, upon request.

(2) Any hospital shall provide the department remote electronic access to all pathology and autopsy reports, including addenda to such reports, accessioned at the hospital upon request. If a hospital has a technical problem providing this level of remote electronic access, the hospital shall work with the department to find a reasonable alternative electronic solution.

(3) Any reporting entity shall provide discharge indexes and imaging or radiology reports to the department upon request.

(b) If a case is identified by the department as not reported, the health care provider shall have thirty days to provide a case report, or otherwise respond to the audit inquiry.

(Effective March 8, 2023)