Opinion No.

Honorable George Pierce Chairman Urban Affairs Committee Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Whether police chief may see results of psychological evaluation of police officer given under civil service requirement (RQ-1260)

Dear Representative Pierce:

You have submitted to this office a letter asking:

Is it a violation of the doctor-patient privilege for a qualified psychological examiner to release information on a psychological evaluation of a Police Officer to the Chief of Police if the Officer will not sign a release?

You provided the following background…