2002 Signature 2002 Veto 2002 No Action 2001 Veto 2001 No Action 2000 Signature 2000 Veto 2000 No Action 1999 Signature 1999 Veto 1998 Signature 1998 Veto 1998 No Action 1997 Signature 1997 Veto 1996 Signature 1996 Veto 1995 Signature 1995 Veto 1995 No Action		August 7, 1996 TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE: I am transmitting to the Secretary of State, with my signature, 96-S-2245, Substitute A, "An Act Relating to Health Care." This legislation would establish new, and clarify existing, criteria for the disclosure of health care information in the context of judicial, administrative and legislative proceedings. I support this legislation because it provides clear and commendable criteria for the disclosure of health care information in the context of these proceedings. Last year, I vetoed a similar piece of legislation because it provided criteria for disclosure only in the context of judicial proceedings and completely prohibited the disclosure of health care information in the context of administrative and legislative proceedings. Such a blanket prohibition would have inappropriately interfered with the fact-finding imperatives of the State's administrative and legislative bodies. The current legislation has been changed to allow disclosure of confidential health care information in the context of administrative and legislative proceedings to the same extent that such disclosure is allowed in the context of judicial proceedings. I would like to thank the sponsors for their cooperation in amending this legislation to ensure the proper functioning of those administrative and legislative bodies which require the disclosure of health care records. With this message, I sign this bill into law. Sincerely, Lincoln Almond Governor