Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 7h - Reporting Information to and Releasing Information from the Connecticut Immunization Registry and Tracking System › Section 19a-7h-4 - Release of information by the immunization registry

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Health care providers intending to
			 administer vaccines to a child who need to know a child's immunization history
			 for purposes of determining whether additional doses of vaccine are needed and
			 health care providers who need to officially document a child's immunization
			 status to meet state day care or school immunization entry requirements and who
			 have signed a written statement on a form provided by the department stating
			 that they have read section
			 19a-7h
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections
			 19a-7h-1 through
			 19a-7h-5
			 inclusive of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and will comply with
			 them shall be allowed to obtain information from the immunization registry
			 about the immunization status of children in it. Health care providers shall
			 provide the immunization registry with sufficient identifying information to
			 identify an individual child and shall be provided a complete record of that
			 child's immunization status, including name and date of each vaccine dose given
			 or permanently exempted, and name and birthdate of the child. The immunization
			 registry shall provide the immunization record either via a secure computer
			 connection at the time of the query, via fax to a telephone number given by the
			 health care provider, via telephone followed by mailing or faxing of a written
			 or printed copy, by written or printed copy, or by other such methods
			 determined by the commissioner to assure that the report is being made to a
			 health care provider who has agreed in writing to comply with Connecticut
			 General Statutes section
			 19a-7h
			 and sections
			 19a-7h-1 through
			 19a-7h-5
			 inclusive of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Such written
			 statements shall be renewed every twenty-four months and shall be kept on file
			 for seven years in the immunization program of the department.
(b) Parents or guardians of a child may
			 request and obtain a written or printed copy of their child's immunization
			 record directly from the immunization registry central office.
(1) The copy provided shall include the
			 child's name, date of birth, and the name and date of each vaccine dose given
			 or exempted. If a vaccine is permanently exempted, the copy shall state whether
			 the exemption is because the child already has evidence of immunity or because
			 the child has a contraindication to vaccination, which may be either medical or
			 religious as specified in section
			 19a-7h-3
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and is still thought to be
			 susceptible to the infectious agent against which the exempted vaccination is
			 meant to protect. It shall not have additional identifying information,
			 including current or past addresses of the child. The copy shall contain a
			 statement that the record was provided by the Connecticut State Immunization
			 Registry and can be used as an official immunization record for licensed day
			 care and school entry purposes.
(2)
			 If a parent or guardian of the child directly requests a copy of the
			 immunization record from the immunization registry, such request shall be made
			 in person or by mail, and photographic identification shall be presented, if
			 available. Should a photographic identification be unavailable, originals or
			 photocopies of any two of the following documents may be substituted for it:
(A) social security card;
(B) written verification of identity from
			 employer;
(C) current automobile
			 registration;
(D) current copy of
			 utility bill showing name and address;
(E) current checking account deposit slip
			 stating name and address;
(F)
			 current voter registration card.