Sec. 38a-981. (Formerly Sec. 38-506). Content of disclosure authorization forms. Disclosure of health benefits to exclusive bargaining agent or subgroup of a multi-bargaining-unit group.

(b) (1) An insurance institution or a third-party administrator providing insurance or administrative services with respect to an employer's employee benefit plan that provides its employees with health benefits shall, upon written request of an exclusive bargaining agent for such employees, provide such bargaining agent with information regarding description of health benefits available to such employees, claim experience regarding such benefits and the cost to the employer for such coverage or administrative services, as the case may be, for employees in the bargaining unit represented by such bargaining agent. If such employees constitute a subgroup of a multi-bargaining-unit group, the information provided by the insurance institution or administrator shall, upon written request of the exclusive bargaining agent for the subgroup, include a description of available health benefits, claim experience regarding such benefits and the cost to the employer for such coverage or administrative services, as the case may be, for the entire multi-bargaining-unit group or for subgroups within the multi-bargaining-unit group. A copy of such information shall be provided at the same time to the employer by the insurance institution or administrator. Such information shall be made available to the bargaining agent and the employer only if the bargaining agent agrees in writing to pay all reasonable costs, as determined by the insurance institution or administrator, that are incurred by the insurance institution or administrator in developing and distributing the information. The information provided to such agent shall relate to the group of employees as a whole and shall not include any information relating to specific individuals. No requests made pursuant to this subdivision shall seek information that relates to a period of time more than twenty-four months prior to the date such request was made.

(2) Prior to providing any information pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, an insurance institution or third-party administrator may require the bargaining agent requesting such information to provide evidence in writing that such bargaining agent is currently designated or certified by the proper state or federal authority as the exclusive bargaining representative or agent of the employees who are the subject of the request.

(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to employees participating in an employee welfare benefit plan subject to the provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, P.L. 93-406, as amended from time to time, or to the exclusive bargaining agents of such employees.