63M-7-516 - Waiver of privilege.
63M-7-516. Waiver of privilege.
(1) A victim filing a claim under the provisions of this chapter shall be considered tohave waived any privilege as to communications or records relevant to an issue of the physical,mental, or emotional conditions of the victim except for the attorney-client privilege. The waivershall apply only to reparations officers, the director of reparations, the board, and legal counsel.
(2) The claimant may be required to supply any additional medical or psychologicalreports available relating to the injury or death for which compensation is claimed.
(3) The reparations officer hearing a claim or an appeal from a claim shall makeavailable to the claimant a copy of the report. If the victim is deceased, the director or thedirector's appointee, on request, shall furnish the claimant a copy of the report unlessdissemination of that copy is prohibited by law.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session