In Re Matthew R.

CATHELL, Judge.

Rebecca R. appeals from an order of the District Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a Juvenile Court, rendered in a Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) proceeding, that directed that she authorize the release to the Montgomery County Department of Social Services (MCDSS), appellee, of her records pertaining to her past diagnoses and treatments for mental or emotional disorders. She asserts that the order was improper because of the privileged nature of those records.

In relevant part, Md.Code (1974, 1995 RepLVol.) § 9-109 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (CJ)…