Connecticut § 19a-45 (Formerly Sec. 19-15d). Transmittal of vital records to other states and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 19a-45 — (Formerly Sec. 19-15d). Transmittal of vital records to other states and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Connecticut § 19a-45

Title 19aPublic Health and Well-Being

Ch. 368aDepartment of Public Health

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-45 (2026).

Text

(a)The Department of Public Health may, by agreement, transmit copies of vital records required by sections 7-42, 7-45, 7-46, 7-47b, 7-48, 7-50, 7-57, 7-60, 7-62b, 7-62c, 7-64, 7-65 and 19a-41 to 19a-45, inclusive, to offices of vital statistics outside this state when such records relate to residents of those jurisdictions or persons born in those jurisdictions. The agreement shall require that the copies be used for statistical and administrative purposes only and the agreement shall further provide for the retention and disposition of such copies. Copies received by the department from offices of vital statistics in other states shall be handled in the same manner as prescribed in this section.

(b)The Department of Public Health shall, by agreement, transmit to the United States Depar

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(a) The Department of Public Health may, by agreement, transmit copies of vital records required by sections 7-42, 7-45, 7-46, 7-47b, 7-48, 7-50, 7-57, 7-60, 7-62b, 7-62c, 7-64, 7-65 and 19a-41 to 19a-45, inclusive, to offices of vital statistics outside this state when such records relate to residents of those jurisdictions or persons born in those jurisdictions. The agreement shall require that the copies be used for statistical and administrative purposes only and the agreement shall further provide for the retention and disposition of such copies. Copies received by the department from offices of vital statistics in other states shall be handled in the same manner as prescribed in this section. (b) The Department of Public Health shall, by agreement, transmit to the United States Department of Health and Human Services information concerning individuals for whom a death certificate has been issued pursuant to section 7-62b . Such agreement may not include any restrictions on the use of the information, except that the agreement may provide that the information may only be used by a federal agency for purposes of ensuring that federal benefits or other payments are not erroneously paid to deceased individuals. See Sec. 7-36 for applicable definitions.

Legislative History

(P.A. 79-434, S. 15; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-18, S. 1, 2; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-163, S. 33; P.A. 09-232, S. 22.) History: Sec. 19-15d transferred to Sec. 19a-45 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-18 added Subsec. (b) requiring department to transmit death certificate information to United States Department of Health and Human Services, effective May 2, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 01-163 made technical changes in Subsec. (a); P.A. 09-232 deleted reference to Sec. 7-68.