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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 692 of 739

each such child vaccinated. (f) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall provide the director of health of any municipality or health district with sufficient information on the persons who live in such director's jurisdiction and who are listed on the immunization information system in order to address undervaccinated communities and improve health equity. (g) The commissioner may use the information in the immunization information system for the purposes set forth in sections 19a-25 and 19a- 215 and the regulations promulgated pursuant to said sections. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may exchange information in the immunization information system with federal agencies providing health care services and other states' immunization information systems for the purposes described in this section. (h) The commissioner shall provide to a vaccine recipient, a vaccine recipient's court-appointed guardian or conservator, if applicable, or, in the case of a child who received a vaccine, such child's parent or guardian access to any information that was provided by a health care provider to the Department of Public Health through the immunization information system regarding such person's vaccination status upon request by such recipient, guardian, conservator, parent or guardian. [(c)] (i) Except as specified in subsections [(a) and] (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section, all personal information including vaccination status and dates of vaccination of [individuals] persons shall be confidential pursuant to section 19a-25 and shall not be further disclosed without the authorization of the [child or the child's legal guardian] vaccine recipient, the vaccine recipient's court-appointed guardian or conservator, if applicable, or, in the case of a child who received a vaccine, such child's parent or guardian.