Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-146d: (Formerly Sec. 52-146a). Privileged communications between psychologist or psychiatric mental health provider and patient. Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 52-146e to 52-146j, inclusive:

(1) “Authorized representative” means (A) an individual empowered by a person or patient to assert the confidentiality of communications or records that are privileged under this section and sections 52-146e to 52-146i, inclusive, or (B) if a person or patient is deceased, his or her personal representative or next of kin, or (C) if a person or patient is incompetent to assert or waive his or her privileges under said sections, (i) a guardian or conservator who has been or is appointed to act for the person or patient, or (ii) for the purpose of maintaining confidentiality until a guardian or conservator is appointed, the person's or patient's nearest relative;

(2) “Communication and record” means each oral and written communication and the written record of such communication thereof relating to diagnosis or treatment of a person's or patient's mental condition between the person or patient and a psychologist or psychiatric mental health provider, or between a member of the person's or patient's family and a psychologist or psychiatric mental health provider, or between such person, patient, psychologist, psychiatrist or family member and an individual participating under the supervision of a psychologist or psychiatric mental health provider in the accomplishment of the objectives of diagnosis and treatment, wherever made, including a communication and record that occurs in or is prepared at a mental health facility;

(3) “Consent” means voluntary agreement given in writing by the person or patient or his or her authorized representative;

(4) “Identifiable” and “identify a person or patient” mean information in a communication and record, including (A) the name of the person or patient or other descriptive data from which an individual acquainted with the person or patient might reasonably recognize the person or patient as the person or patient referred to, or (B) a code or number that is in general use outside of the mental health facility that prepared the communication and record, which code or number would identify the person or patient to such persons who understand such code or number;

(5) “Mental health facility” includes any hospital, clinic, ward, psychologist's office, psychiatric mental health provider's office or other facility, public or private, that provides inpatient or outpatient service, in whole or in part, relating to the diagnosis or treatment of a person's or patient's mental condition;

(6) “Patient” means an individual who communicates with or is treated by a psychiatric mental health provider in diagnosis or treatment;

(7) “Person” means an individual who consults a psychologist for purposes of diagnosis or treatment;

(8) “Psychiatric mental health provider” means a physician specializing in psychiatry and licensed under the provisions of sections 20-9 to 20-12, inclusive, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378 who is board certified as a psychiatric mental health provider by a certifying body, including, but not limited to, the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, an individual licensed to practice medicine who devotes a substantial portion of his or her time to the practice of psychiatry or an individual reasonably believed by the patient to be so qualified; and

(9) “Psychologist” means an individual licensed to practice psychology pursuant to chapter 383.