Sec. 31-128f. Employee's consent required for disclosure. No individually identifiable information contained in the personnel file or medical records of any employee
shall be disclosed by an employer to any person or entity not employed by or affiliated
with the employer without the written authorization of such employee except where the
information is limited to the verification of dates of employment and the employee's
title or position and wage or salary or where the disclosure is made: (1) To a third party
that maintains or prepares employment records or performs other employment-related
services for the employer; (2) pursuant to a lawfully issued administrative summons or
judicial order, including a search warrant or subpoena, or in response to a government
audit or the investigation or defense of personnel-related complaints against the employer; (3) pursuant to a request by a law enforcement agency for an employee's home
address and dates of his attendance at work; (4) in response to an apparent medical
emergency or to apprise the employee's physician of a medical condition of which the
employee may not be aware; (5) to comply with federal, state or local laws or regulations;
or (6) where the information is disseminated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. Where such authorization involves medical records the employer
shall inform the concerned employee of his or his physician's right of inspection and
correction, his right to withhold authorization, and the effect of any withholding of such
authorization upon such employee.
(P.A. 79-264, S. 6, 9; P.A. 80-158, S. 5-7.)
History: P.A. 79-264 effective January 1, 1981; P.A. 80-158 made provisions specifically applicable to "individually
identifiable" information, clarified that disclosure prohibition applies to persons or entities "not employed or affiliated
with the employer", expanded circumstances under which disclosure is allowed where previously disclosure was limited
to cases "pursuant to a lawfully issued subpoena", added reference to physician's right of inspection, changed wording
slightly and changed effective date of P.A. 79-264 from January 1, 1981, to July 1, 1980.
Cited. 201 C. 421, 422, 424, 428, 431.
Sec. 31-128g. Employee's right to obtain copies. Each employer shall, within a
reasonable time after receipt of a written request from an employee, provide such employee with a copy of all or part of his personnel file or provide such employee's physician with a copy of such employee's medical records, provided such request reasonably
identifies the materials to be copied. Such employer may charge a fee for copying such
file or records or any part of such file or records. Such fee shall be reasonably related
to the cost of supplying the requested documents.
(P.A. 79-264, S. 7, 9; P.A. 80-158, S. 6, 7.)
History: P.A. 79-264 effective January 1, 1981; P.A. 80-158 changed effective date to July 1, 1981.
Sec. 31-128h. Frequency of inspection. No employer shall be required to permit
an inspection of any employee's personnel file or medical records on more than two
occasions in any calendar year.
(P.A. 79-264, S. 8, 9; P.A. 80-158, S. 6, 7.)
History: P.A. 79-264 effective January 1, 1981; P.A. 80-158 changed effective date to July 1, 1980.
Sec. 31-128i. Employee's consent required for disclosure of participation in
employee assistance program. (a) No employee assistance professional, employee or
state employee shall be required to disclose any information or records concerning or
confirming the employee's voluntary participation in an employee assistance program
sponsored or authorized by an employer or the state or any of its agencies.
(b) Except as permitted under section 31-128f, no employee assistance program,
by itself or its agents or representatives, shall disclose any information or records concerning or confirming an employee's or a state employee's voluntary participation in
such program without the prior written consent of the employee or state employee,
except where disclosure is necessary to prevent harm to the employee or others.
(c) For purposes of this section, "state employee" means any employee in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government, whether in the classified or
unclassified service and whether full or part-time and any employee of a quasi-public
agency.
(P.A. 01-29; P.A. 03-187, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 03-187 amended Subsec. (a) by adding "employee assistance professional", "employee" and "employer"
and amended Subsec. (b) by adding "employee" and authorizing disclosure where necessary to prevent harm.