Sec. 19a-25a. Regulations re electronic signatures for medical records. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-25a. Regulations re electronic signatures for medical records. The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, if he deems such regulations are necessary to implement the use of electronic signatures for medical records maintained in hospitals as defined in section 19a-490. Until such regulations are promulgated, hospitals shall submit to the Department of Public Health for review and approval, any current or proposed protocol for the use of electronic signatures for medical records including, but not limited to, protections for patient confidentiality and medical record security.

      (P.A. 93-317; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

      History: P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of public health and addiction services for commissioner and department of health services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.