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SB 362 Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information regarding criminal acts, etc.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information.  Provides that information communicated to critical incident stress management team members by public safety personnel who are the subjects of peer support services shall not be disclosed. The bill allows the public safety personnel to waive the privilege. This bill is identical to HB 856.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information.  Creates a privilege for information communicated by certain emergency medical services and public safety personnel to members of a critical incident stress management team. The bill also creates exemptions for the privilege.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information; penalty.  Creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a member of a critical incident stress management team to disclose any information communicated to him by certain public safety personnel who are the subjects of peer support services. The bill allows public safety personnel to waive the privilege.