Connecticut General Statutes Title 38A. Insurance § 38a-589. Confidentiality

(a) Applications, filings and reports required under sections 38a-577 to 38a-590, inclusive, except contracts referred to in subdivisions (4) and (5) of subsection (b) of section 38a-578, shall be public records.

(b) Data or information pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment or health of any enrollee obtained by the dental plan organization from the enrollee or any dentist shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person except to the extent that it may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 38a-577 to 38a-590, inclusive, or upon the express consent of the enrollee, or pursuant to statute or court order for the production of evidence or the discovery thereof, or in the event of claim or litigation between the enrollee and the dental plan organization wherein the data or information is pertinent. A dental plan organization shall be entitled to claim any statutory privileges against such disclosure which the dentist who furnished the information to the dental organization is entitled to claim.