Sec. 31-128c. Employee access to medical records. Employer's duties re maintaining medical records. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 31-128c. Employee access to medical records. Employer's duties re maintaining medical records. Each employer shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of a written request from an employee, permit an inspection of medical records pertaining to such employee which may be in such employer's possession. Such inspection shall take place during regular business hours at a location at or reasonably near the employee's place of employment and shall be made by a physician chosen by such employee or by a physician chosen by the employer with such employee's consent. Each employer that has medical records shall be required to keep any medical records pertaining to a particular employee for at least three years following termination of employment. Medical records, if kept by an employer, shall be kept separately and not as part of any personnel file.

      (P.A. 79-264, S. 3, 9; P.A. 80-158, S. 3, 6, 7; P.A. 99-284, S. 36, 60; P.A. 01-55.)

      History: P.A. 79-264 effective January 1, 1981; P.A. 80-158 required that inspection take place at or near employee's place of employment rather than "at the place where such record is kept"; P.A. 99-284 changed "may" to "shall" re keeping medical records separately, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-55 required the retention of medical records of an employee to be increased from one year to three years following the employee's termination and made a technical change.