General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6460
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3268
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Introduced by:
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General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6460
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 3268
*_____HB06460AGEPS_030713____*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)
AN ACT LIMITING THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT MISSING ADULTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 29-1f of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (c) as follows (Effective July 1, 2013):
(NEW) (c) The release of information concerning individuals described in subsection (a) of this section shall only be to the extent necessary to identify the individual and shall be in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 1-210 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), P.L. 104-191, as amended from time to time, unless the release of otherwise confidential information is deemed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to be essential to the health and safety of the missing person or any member of the public. Such release shall only be made after the commissioner makes a reasonable attempt to secure the consent of the missing person's relative, guardian, conservator, attorney-in-fact or health care representative, as described in subsection (a) of this section.
Sec. 2. Section 7-294o of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (c) as follows (Effective July 1, 2013):
(NEW) (c) Information released pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 29-1f, as amended by this act.
Sec. 3. Section 17a-465b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):
A relative, guardian or conservator of a person who is receiving inpatient services at a facility of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and is missing from such facility may request the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to file a missing person report with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for purposes of receiving assistance in locating such person under subsection (a) of section 29-1f, as amended by this act. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 52-146c and 52-146e, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may authorize an employee of the department who is certified under the provisions of sections 7-294a to 7-294e, inclusive, to file a missing person report with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. [under subsection (a) of section 29-1f with respect to such person.] Such report shall disclose only the minimal amount of information concerning such person as is necessary [for purposes of the assistance provided under subsection (a) of section 29-1f] and shall be released in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 29-1f, as amended by this act.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2013 29-1f
Sec. 2 July 1, 2013 7-294o
Sec. 3 July 1, 2013 17a-465b
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2013
29-1f
Sec. 2
July 1, 2013
7-294o
Sec. 3
July 1, 2013
17a-465b
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