38.2-5002.2 - Confidentiality of certain information; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 38.2-5002.2. Confidentiality of certain information; penalty.

The following records of the Program shall be confidential: (i) recordssubject to the attorney-client privilege; (ii) medical and mental records ofclaimants obtained by the board of directors in the course of administeringthe Program; (iii) records concerning deliberations of the board of directorsin connection with specific claims; (iv) reports of expert witnesses retainedby the board of directors that have not become part of the record before theCommission; and (v) all records required to be kept confidential by federallaw. Except as herein authorized, an officer, agent or employee of theProgram, and any person who has held any such position, shall not disclose,directly or indirectly, any such confidential record or information.

(2003, c. 897.)