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Dear Sirs:

This office is in receipt of both your opinion requests, concerning issues relative to the health care provider privilege in civil and criminal proceedings. Since your requests concern similar topics, we will respond to both in this opinion.

Specifically, you state that certain district courts in Caddo Parish have held that any communications made by or about a patient prior to court-ordered examination pursuant to LSA C.E. Art. 510 is inadmissible in judicial commitment proceedings under the health care provider privilege. Additionally, you state that these courts have held that…