GA-1088

Greg Abbott

Categories

Health Professions , Psychologists and Licensed Counselors , Public Information, Access and Record Retention , State Boards, Commissions, Departments , Psychologists, Board of Examiners of

Summary

Mental health records of patients of a psychologist placed in the custody of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists by a court order are likely not state records under Government Code chapter 441|State Board of Examiners of Psychologists has discretion to determine how to destroy records that are not state records under Government Code chapter 441 in a manner that fully protects the identity and privacy of the patients who are the subject of the records

Opinion File

ga1088.pdf