Connecticut Supreme Court rules against concealing police report on state-held psych patient's death
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The Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that police reports on deaths and similar incidents in public hospitals cannot be concealed from the public.
State officials argued the report was confidential under the patient-psychiatrist privilege as well as under the federal medical privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA.
While the court majority acknowledged the harm that could result from publicly releasing a patient’s medical information, "we must also acknowledge the unfortunate and undeniable reality that governmental secrecy can be used to conceal governmental abuse, corruption, and neglect."
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