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Connecticut · Through Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-59a: Discrimination in provision of health care services prohibited.

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  1. TITLE 46a. HUMAN RIGHTS
  2. CHAPTER 814c. HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  3. PART II. DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES

It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for any health care provider to knowingly discriminate in the provision of health care services on account of a person's race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, intellectual disability, mental disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, status as a veteran or status as a victim of domestic violence. As used in this section, “health care provider” means any person, corporation, facility or institution licensed by this state to provide health care services, or an officer, employee or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of such person's employment. Nothing in this section shall be construed to (1) require the delivery of futile health care and services in conflict with a health care provider's professional judgment or ethical considerations, (2) affect the professional standard of care, or (3) interfere with public health planning.

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