161.585 Account of member, and medical records on file, confidential -- Production of records in response to a subpoena or court order. - Kentucky Statutes

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161.585 Account of member, and medical records on file, confidential -- Production of records in response to a subpoena or court order. (1) For purposes of this section, the term "records" shall include retirement estimates, affidavits, and other documents prepared by the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement
System in response to information requested in a lawful subpoena or order issued by
a court of law. (2) Each member's account shall be administered in a confidential manner and specific data regarding a member shall not be released for publication unless authorized by
the member; however, the board of trustees may release member account
information to the employer or to other state and federal agencies as it deems
necessary or in response to a lawful subpoena or order issued by a court of law. (3) Medical records which are included in a member's file maintained by the Teachers' Retirement System are confidential and shall not be released unless authorized by
the member in writing or as otherwise provided by law or in response to a lawful
subpoena or order issued by a court of law. (4) (a) When a subpoena is served upon any employee of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System requiring the production of any data, information, or
records, it is sufficient if the employee of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement
System charged with the responsibility of being custodian of the original, or
his or her designated staff, delivers within five (5) working days by certified
mail or by personal delivery to the person specified in the subpoena either of
the following:
1. Legible and durable copies of records certified by the employee or
designated staff; or 2. An affidavit stating the information required by the subpoena. (b) The production of records or an affidavit shall be in lieu of any personal testimony of any employee of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System
unless, after the production of records or an affidavit, a separate subpoena is
served upon the retirement system specifically directing the testimony of an
employee of the retirement system. When a subpoena is served on any
employee of the retirement system requiring the employee to give testimony
or produce records for any purpose, in the absence of a court order requiring
the testimony of or production of records by a specific employee, the system
may designate an employee to give testimony or produce records upon the
matter referred to in the subpoena. The board of trustees may promulgate an
administrative regulation for the recovery of reasonable travel and
administrative expenses for those occasions when an employee of the
retirement system is required to travel from his or her home or office to
provide testimony or records. Recoverable expenses may include the wages,
salary, and overtime paid to the employee by the retirement system for the
period of time that the employee is away from the office. The cost of these
expenses shall be borne by the party issuing the subpoena compelling the
employee's travel. The board of trustees may also promulgate an administrative regulation establishing a reasonable fee for the copying,
compiling, and mailing of requested records. (5) The certification shall be signed before a notary public by the employee and shall include the full name of the member, the member identification number assigned to
the member by the retirement system, and a legend substantially to the following
effect: "The records are true and complete reproductions of the original,
microfiched, or electronically stored records which are housed in the retirement
system's office. This certification is given in lieu of the undersigned's personal
appearance." (6) When an affidavit or copies of records are personally delivered, a receipt shall be presented to the person receiving the records for his or her signature and shall be
immediately signed and returned to the person delivering the records. When an
affidavit or copies of records are sent via certified mail, the receipt used by the
postal authorities shall be sufficient to prove receipt of the affidavit or copies of
records. (7) When the affidavit or copies of records are delivered to a party for use in deposition they shall, after termination of the deposition, be delivered personally or by certified
mail to the clerk of the court or other body before which the action or proceeding is
pending. (8) Upon completion of delivery by the retirement system of copies of records by their deposit in the mail or by their personal delivery to the requesting party, the
retirement system shall cease to have any responsibility or liability for the records
and their continued maintenance in a confidential manner. (9) Records of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System that are susceptible to reproduction may be proved as to foundation, identity, and authenticity without
preliminary testimony, by use of legible and durable copies, certified in accordance
with the provisions of this section. (10) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System from asserting any exemption, exception, or relief
provided under the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure or other applicable law. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 11, effective July 15, 2010; and ch. 164, sec. 8, effective July 1, 2010. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 442, sec. 12, effective
July 1, 1990; and ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 521, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1980
Ky. Acts ch. 206, sec. 16, effective July 1, 1980. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/1/2010). This section was amended by 2010 Ky. Acts chs. 148 and 164 which are in conflict in their use of the terms "documents"
and "records" in this section. Pursuant to KRS 446.250, Acts ch. 164 which was last
enacted by the General Assembly prevails; however, four instances of the term
"documents" in subsection (4)(b) of this section have been changed in codification to
"records" in order to use the term consistently and in accordance with its meaning as
set forth in subsection (1) of this section. This change was made by the Reviser of
Statutes under the authority of KRS 7.136(1). Legislative Research Commission Note (7/13/90). The Act amending this section prevails over the repeal and reenactment in House Bill 940, Acts Ch. 476, pursuant to
Section 653(1) of Acts Ch. 476.