Sec. 14-46d. Confidential use of reports or records. Testimony re reports or records.
Sec. 14-46d. Confidential use of reports or records. Testimony re reports or
records. Any reports or records received or issued by the department, commissioner,
board or any of its members pursuant to sections 14-46a to 14-46g, inclusive, or section
10-298 for the purpose of determining whether such individual meets the health standards of motor vehicle operator licensure, shall be for the confidential use of the commissioner and the board and, except as may be required by state or federal law, shall not
be made available to any person, or to any federal, state or local governmental agency
and shall not be used as evidence at any trial. Such reports or records, however, may be
made available to the individual who is the subject of such reports or records or to his
authorized representative and may be used at proceedings conducted under chapter 54
or this chapter. Any person conducting an examination or furnishing any report or record
pursuant to sections 14-46a to 14-46g, inclusive, may be compelled to testify on such
reports or records at any such proceedings. A member of the board may not be compelled
to testify in any other proceeding as to any facts concerning the medical condition of
any person known by such member as a result of a review of such reports or records
relative to such person except upon order of the court if the interests of justice so require.
(P.A. 81-461, S. 8; P.A. 97-236, S. 25, 27; P.A. 06-130, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 97-236 added new language providing board member may not be compelled to testify in any other
proceeding as to facts concerning medical condition of any person known by such member as a result of a review of reports
or records re such person, except upon order of the court, effective June 24, 1997; P.A. 06-130 added reference to Sec.
10-298, effective June 2, 2006.
Cited. 225 C. 499.
Cited. 33 CA 727. Cited. 41 CA 866.