Title 20 — Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
80 chapters · 1,170 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-1 Healing arts defined.
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Sec. 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. (1949 Rev., S. 4352; P.A. 80-484, S. 168, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 4, 71; P.A…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 20-2 to 20-7 Examining boards, generally.
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Secs. 20-2 to 20-7. Examining boards, generally. Sections 20-2 to 20-7, inclusive, are repealed. (1949, Rev., S. 4351, 4353–4356; 1949, S. 2186d; 1955, S. 2187d; 1957, P.A. 197; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 54; P.A. 73-616, S. 19; P.A. 75-268, S. 5.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7a Billing for clinical laboratory services. Cost of diagnostic tests. Financial disclosures to patients. Billing practices re anatomic pathology services.
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Sec. 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 ma…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7b Definitions.
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Sec. 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) “Provi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7c Access to medical records. Notification to patient of certain test results. Authority of provider to withhold information.
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Sec. 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 inclu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7d Release of patient's medical records to another provider.
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Sec. 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 fur…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7e Medical records maintained by agencies.
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Sec. 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. (P.A. 83-413, S. 4.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7f Unfair billing practices.
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Sec. 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 tha…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7g Billing practices re diagnostic imaging services.
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Sec. 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 technic…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7h Disclosure re services provided based on letter of protection and cost of providing opinion letter.
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Sec. 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, dur…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7i Medical debt. Definition. Prohibition on reporting by health care provider to credit rating agency.
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Sec. 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 s…