Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-1
Healing arts defined
The practice of the healing arts means the practice of medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, naturopathy and, except as used in chapters 384a and 388, the practice of optometry.
General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 369 — Healing Arts
Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 369 · 10 active provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7a
Billing for clinical laboratory services. Cost of diagnostic tests. Financial disclosures to patients. Billing practices re anatomic pathology services
(a) Any practitioner of the healing arts who agrees with any clinical laboratory, either private or hospital, to make payments to such laboratory for individual tests or test series for patients shall disclose on the bills to patients or third party payors the name of such laboratory, the amount or amounts charged by s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7b
Definitions
For purposes of sections 20-7b to 20-7e, inclusive: (a) “Patient” means a natural person who has received health care services from a provider for treatment of a medical condition, or a person he designates in writing as his representative; and (b) “Provider” means any person or organization that furnishes health care…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7c
Access to medical records. Notification to patient of certain test results. Authority of provider to withhold information
(a) For purposes of this section, “clinical laboratory” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490. “Clinical laboratory” does not include any state laboratory established by the Department of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-26 or 19a-29. (b) Except as provided for in subsection (e) of this section, a pr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7d
Release of patient's medical records to another provider
A copy of the patient's health record, including but not limited to, x-rays and copies of laboratory reports, prescriptions and other technical information used in assessing the patient's condition shall be furnished to another provider upon the written request of the patient. The written request shall specify the name…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7e
Medical records maintained by agencies
The provisions of sections 20-7b to 20-7d, inclusive, shall not apply to medical records maintained by any agency as defined in section 4-190.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7f
Unfair billing practices
(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Request payment” includes, but is not limited to, submitting a bill for services not actually owed or submitting for such services an invoice or other communication detailing the cost of the services that is not clearly marked with the phrase “This is not a bill”. (2) “Health care…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7g
Billing practices re diagnostic imaging services
(a) A practitioner of the healing arts, as defined in section 20-1, shall not charge, bill or otherwise solicit payment from any patient, client, customer or responsible third-party payor for performance of the technical component of computerized axial tomography, positron emission tomography or magnetic resonance imag…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7h
Disclosure re services provided based on letter of protection and cost of providing opinion letter
Any physician licensed under chapter 370, advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378 and any physical therapist licensed under chapter 376 shall, during the consultation period with a patient who has suffered a personal injury and prior to any treatment of such patient, disclose to such patient in wr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7i
Medical debt. Definition. Prohibition on reporting by health care provider to credit rating agency
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Collection entity” means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, association, government or government subdivision, agency or other entity that either purchases medical debt or collects medical debt on behalf of another entity; (2) “Credit rating agency” a…