Connecticut General Statutes 19a-6e – Traumatic brain injury patient registry
The Department of Public Health shall establish a registry of data on traumatic brain injury patients. Each hospital, as defined in section 19a-490, shall make available to the registry such data concerning each traumatic brain injury patient admitted to such hospital as the Commissioner of Public Health shall require by regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54. The data contained in such registry may be used by the department and authorized researchers as specified in such regulations, provided personally identifiable information in such registry concerning any such traumatic brain injury patient shall be held confidential pursuant to section 19a-25. The data contained in the registry shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200. The commissioner may enter into a contract with a nonprofit association in this state concerned with the prevention and treatment of brain injuries to provide for the implementation and administration of the registry established pursuant to this section.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-6e
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC