§ 2506.2. Peer support counseling confidentiality
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 12. Civil ProcedureEffective: November 1, 2021
Effective: November 1, 2021
12 Okl.St.Ann. § 2506.2
§ 2506.2. Peer support counseling confidentiality
6. “Peer support counseling sessions” means critical incident stress management sessions for public safety or emergency services personnel who have been involved in emotionally traumatic incidents by reason of their employment. The sessions may include participation of the immediate family of the public safety or emergency services personnel.
B. Any communication made by a participant or counselor in a peer support counseling session conducted by a law enforcement agency or by an emergency services provider for public safety personnel or emergency services personnel, and any oral or written information conveyed in the peer support counseling session, is confidential and may not be disclosed by any person participating in the peer support counseling session.
C. Any communication relating to a peer support counseling session made confidential under subsection B of this section that is made between counselors, between counselors and the supervisors or staff of an employee assistance program, or between the supervisors or staff of an employee assistance program, is confidential and may not be disclosed.
E. The provisions of this section apply to all oral communications, notes, records and reports arising out of a peer support counseling session. Any notes, records or reports arising out of a peer support counseling session are not public records for the purposes of Sections 24A.1 through 24A.29 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
F. Any communication made by a participant or counselor in a peer support counseling session subject to this section, and any oral or written information conveyed in a peer support counseling session subject to this section, is not admissible in any judicial proceeding, administrative proceeding, arbitration proceeding or other adjudicatory proceeding. Communications and information made confidential under this section shall not be disclosed by the participants in any judicial proceeding, administrative proceeding, arbitration proceeding, or other adjudicatory proceeding. The limitations on disclosure imposed by this subsection include disclosure during any discovery conducted as part of an adjudicatory proceeding.
G. Nothing in this section limits the discovery or introduction in evidence of knowledge acquired by any public safety personnel or emergency services personnel from observation made during the course of employment, or material or information acquired during the course of employment, that is otherwise subject to discovery or introduction in evidence.
Credits
Laws 2008, c. 135, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2021, c. 281, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
12 Okl. St. Ann. § 2506.2, OK ST T. 12 § 2506.2
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 182 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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