2007 Formal Opinions

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• Honorable Jeanne Milstein, Child Advocate, Formal Opinion 2007-008, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  This letter responds to your request for a formal opinion on whether the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is prohibited by the federal Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2 (the Federal Act) from disclosing to the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) certain substance abuse treatment records that you requested pursuant to your authority under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-13m.

• Honorable John Danaher, Commissioner of Public Safety, Formal Opinion 2007-007, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  You have asked for our opinion whether federal and state law permits a municipality to operate a Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Section 8 housing program outside of its geographical area.

• Honorable Jeanne Milstein, Child Advocate, Formal Opinion 2007-004, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  This letter responds to your request for a formal legal opinion concerning the Office of the Child Advocate’s (“Child Advocate”) right to obtain records from entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”)

• Honorable Jerry Farrell, Jr., Department of Consumer Protection, Formal Opinion 2007-025, Attorney General Attorney State of Connecticut

  In your August 28, 2007 memorandum, you sought this Office’s advice regarding the interpretation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-417i(n) of the New Home Construction Contractors Act, and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-432(o) of the Home Improvement Act