Provision of electronic copy of medical records by one health care institution to another at the request of the patient

(a) Each institution, as defined in section 19a-490, except a facility operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the hospital and psychiatric residential treatment facility units of the Albert J. Solnit Children's Center, shall, upon receipt of a medical records request directed by the patient or the patient's representative, provide an electronic copy of such patient's medical records to another such institution (1) as soon as feasible, but not later than six days after such request is received by the institution, if such request is urgent, or (2) not later than seven business days after such request is received, if such request is not urgent. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, an institution providing an electronic copy of a patient's medical records pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be required to obtain specific written consent from such patient before providing such electronic copy. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not be construed to require an institution to provide records (1) in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, as amended from time to time, or 45 CFR 160.101 to 45 CFR 164.534, inclusive, as amended from time to time, (2) in response to a direct request from another health care provider, unless such provider can validate that such provider has a health provider relationship with the patient whose records are being requested, or (3) in response to a third-party request.