{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-920","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-920","heading":"Provision of bank account information, credit card or debit card number or any other form of electronic payment as prerequisite to seeing patient or providing health care service to a patient. Prohibited.","body":"(a) No health system, as defined in section 19a-508c, or health care provider shall require a patient to provide bank account information, a credit card number, a debit card number or any other form of electronic payment to be kept on file with the health system or health care provider as a prerequisite to seeing the patient for an office visit or providing any health care service to the patient.\n(b) A violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be considered an unfair trade practice pursuant to section 42-110b.\n(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to (1) affect a patient's obligation to pay for health care services, or (2) prohibit a health care provider from requesting, collecting or storing bank, credit or debit card or other payment-related information if the patient agrees to provide such information.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368ll. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_368ll.htm#sec_19a-920","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:23Z","sha256":"8f77cfafd12abbb40fee48b29d360f8aa0932185c5a03f0505776ca6ec2f4f8a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-919","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-20-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}