{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-479ff","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-479ff","heading":"Adverse action or threat of adverse action against complainant prohibited. Exception. Civil actions by aggrieved persons.","body":"No health insurer, health care center, utilization review company, as defined in section 38a-591a, or preferred provider network, as defined in section 38a-479aa, shall take or threaten to take any adverse personnel or coverage-related action against any enrollee, provider or employee in retaliation for such enrollee, provider or employee (1) filing a complaint with the Insurance Commissioner or the Office of the Healthcare Advocate, or (2) disclosing information to the Insurance Commissioner concerning any violation of this part or sections 38a-815 to 38a-819, inclusive, unless such disclosure violates the provisions of chapter 705 or the privacy provisions of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, as amended from time to time, or regulations adopted thereunder. Any enrollee, provider or employee who is aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action in the Superior Court to recover damages and attorneys' fees and costs.","path":["TITLE 38a. INSURANCE","CHAPTER 700c. HEALTH INSURANCE","PART Ib. HEALTH INSURANCE: PREFERRED PROVIDER NETWORKS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_700c.htm#sec_38a-479ff","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:12Z","sha256":"ca8d02142a7c66ae2071ab5ab0591415635c7ba16b7abdf0634997f2a299288b","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-479ee","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-479gg"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}