Connecticut General Statutes Title 52. Civil Actions § 52-146v. Disclosure of confidential communications between peer support team member and first responder prohibited. Exceptions

(1) “Peer support team member” means any person engaged in directing or staffing any peer support program established by an employer for the benefit of an employee who is a first responder;

(2) “First responder” means: Any peace officer, as defined in section 53a-3; any firefighter, as defined in section 7-313g; any person employed as a firefighter by a private employer; any ambulance driver, emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic, as defined in section 19a-175; any telecommunicator, as defined in section 28-30; and any employee of the Department of Correction; and

(3) “Confidential communications” means all oral and written communications transmitted in confidence between a first responder and a peer support team member in the course of participation in an employer established peer support program and all records prepared by a peer support team member related to such first responder's participation in such program.

(1) Where mandated by any other provision of the general statutes;

(2) Where a peer support team member believes in good faith that the failure to disclose such confidential communications presents a clear and present danger to any individual, including the first responder; and

(3) Where the peer support team member was a witness or party to an incident that resulted in the delivery of peer support services to the first responder.