Connecticut 2014 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05124 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5124
2		-	February Session, 2014 _____HB05124GAE___032014____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5124
	2	+	February Session, 2014 LCO No. 927
	3	+	00927_______GAE
	4	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(GAE)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 5124
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 5124
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8	12		February Session, 2014
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10		-	_____HB05124GAE___032014____
	14	+	LCO No. 927
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	16	+	00927_______GAE
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(GAE)
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12	24		AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ACCESS TO RESTRICTED RECORDS IN THE STATE ARCHIVES.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) Any record transferred to the state archives established in section 11-1c of the general statutes that the State Archivist determines to be a record of historical value shall be retained for posterity and title to such record shall vest in the state archives.
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18	30		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) (a) For purposes of this section:
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20	32		(1) "Government record" means any recorded data or information prepared, owned, used, received or retained by a state or local government agency that has been deemed confidential, classified or private;
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22		-	(2) "Medical record" means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that: (A) Is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse~~, as defined in 45 CFR 160.103~~; and (B) relates to (i) the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; (ii) the provision of health care to an individual; or (iii) the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual; and
	34	+	(2) "Medical record" means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that: (A) Is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse; and (B) relates to (i) the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; (ii) the provision of health care to an individual; or (iii) the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual; and
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24	36		(3) "State archives" has the same meaning as described in section 11-1c of the general statutes.
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26	38		(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any prohibition against viewing a government record, other than a medical record, that has been deposited in the state archives shall be lifted seventy-five years after the creation of such record.
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28		-	(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any prohibition against viewing a medical record that has been deposited in the state archives shall be lifted fifty years after the death of the individual who is the subject of such record~~, except that the name, address and Social Security number of such individual shall be redacted from any medical record viewed pursuant to this section~~.
	40	+	(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any prohibition against viewing a medical record that has been deposited in the state archives shall be lifted fifty years after the death of the individual who is the subject of such record.
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33	45		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
34	46		Section 1 October 1, 2014 New section
35	47		Sec. 2 October 1, 2014 New section
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37	49		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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39	51		Section 1
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41	53		October 1, 2014
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43	55		New section
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45	57		Sec. 2
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47	59		October 1, 2014
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49	61		New section
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51		-	Statement of ~~Legislative Commissioners~~:
	63	+	Statement of Purpose:
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53		-	~~In section 2 (a)(2),~~ a ~~reference to 45 CFR 160~~.~~103 was added for clarity.~~
	65	+	To require the preservation of records of historical value and to lift restrictions on access to government and medical records after a certain amount of time has passed.
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57		-	GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
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59		-	GAE
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61		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	67	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]