Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Information Shield (covered entity disclosure limits)
CT Reproductive Health Info Shield
Health
Part of Connecticut's post-Dobbs shield laws. In civil, probate, legislative or administrative proceedings, covered entities may not disclose patient communications or examination information about reproductive or gender-affirming health care lawful in Connecticut without the patient's explicit written consent, and must tell patients they may withhold consent.
- Where
- Connecticut
- Citation
- Conn. Gen. Stat. 52-146w, 52-146x
- Status
- In force
- Enforced by
- Courts (evidentiary privilege)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- No penalty clause; operates as a bar on disclosure in civil, probate, legislative and administrative proceedings.
- Applies to
- HIPAA covered entities (45 CFR 160.103) holding patient information about reproductive or gender-affirming health care lawful in Connecticut (52-146w, 52-146x)
What a privacy notice must say
- Inform the patient (or representative) of the right to withhold written consent to such disclosure.Conn. Gen. Stat. 52-146w(a), 52-146x(a)
Practices it requires
- Do not disclose patient communications or examination information relating to lawful reproductive or gender-affirming health care in civil, probate, legislative or administrative proceedings without explicit written consent, except as listed.Conn. Gen. Stat. 52-146w(a), 52-146x(a)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Enacting acts (believed P.A. 22-19 and P.A. 23-xx) and effective dates not confirmed; 52-146x still cross-references 52-571n, which P.A. 25-168 repealed in favor of 52-571m, so the two sections may have been consolidated in the 2026 Supplement.
Research reference, not legal advice.