In any civil action involving allegations of personal injury, information on the claimant’s Medicare enrollment status, eligibility or payments received, which is sufficient to allow providers of liability insurance, including self-insurance, no fault insurance, and/or workers’ compensation insurance to comply with Medicare Secondary Payer obligations, including those imposed under 42 U.S.C. § 1395y (b) (2) and (8), shall be subject to discovery by any party by interrogatory as provided in Sections 13-6 through 13-8. The interrogatories shall be limited to those set forth in Form 217. The information disclosed pursuant to this section shall not be admissible at trial solely by reason of such disclosure. Such information shall be used only for purposes of the litigation and for complying with 42 U.S.C. § 1395y (b) (8) and shall not be used or disclosed for any other purpose.
Section 13-12A.Disclosure of Medicare Enrollment, Eligibility and Payments Received
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule requires disclosure, by interrogatory, of a personal injury claimant’s Medicare enrollment status, eligibility, and payments received so insurers can meet their Medicare Secondary Payer obligations, and it limits how that information may be used.
Full Text of Section 13-12A
Amendment History
(Adopted June 13, 2019, to take effect Jan. 1, 2020.)
Plain-English Summary
In any civil action alleging personal injury, Section 13-12A makes discoverable the information about a claimant’s Medicare enrollment status, eligibility, or payments received that liability insurers, self-insurers, no-fault insurers, and workers’ compensation insurers need to comply with their federal Medicare Secondary Payer obligations under 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b)(2) and (8). This discovery happens through interrogatories under Sections 13-6 through 13-8, and the interrogatories are limited to those set out in Form 217. As with insurance disclosures generally, the information is not admissible at trial solely because it was disclosed. The rule also restricts use of the information to the litigation itself and to complying with the federal Medicare reporting obligation—it cannot be used or disclosed for any other purpose.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Medicare information come up in a Connecticut personal injury case?
Insurers must comply with federal Medicare Secondary Payer obligations, so Section 13-12A requires personal injury claimants to disclose Medicare enrollment status, eligibility, and payments received.
What form is used to request this information?
The interrogatories are limited to those set forth in Form 217.
Can the other side use my Medicare information for anything besides the lawsuit?
No. The rule limits use of the disclosed information to the litigation and to complying with the federal Medicare Secondary Payer reporting requirement.
Does disclosing Medicare payment information make it admissible at trial?
No. Like other insurance-related disclosures under this chapter, the information is not admissible at trial solely by reason of its disclosure.
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official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 13-12A). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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