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HARTFORD (AP) -- Connecticut legislators are being urged to strengthen laws to require hospitals to report more of their medical errors.

The legislature's Public Health Committee heard testimony Monday from state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, victims of medical errors and relatives of people who died because of medical mistakes.

Blumenthal says loopholes in current law have allowed hospitals to keep most medical errors secret, including about 116 that resulted in death dating back to 2004.

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require state health officials to report annually on "adverse" events at hospitals and conduct random audits to determine hospitals' compliance with reporting requirements.

Only five states require specific disclosure of adverse events.

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