State v. Boysaw

The instant action involves three separate cases which have been consolidated for our consideration. The issue involved in the consolidated appeal is set forth in appellant’s brief as follows:

“The court below erred as a matter of law upon overruling the motion to suppress the subpoena duces tecum and requiring Grandview Hospital & Medical Center to produce involuntarily the patient’s hospital record, without authorization for the reason that the privilege created by Ohio Revised Code Section 2317.02(B) requires the hospital to maintain the confidentiality of the patient’s chart…