Matter of CP

563 N.E.2d 1275 (1990)

In the matter of C.P., a Child Alleged to Be a Delinquent Child.

No. 52S04-9012-JV-781.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 13, 1990.

Jeffry G. Price, Peru, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Lisa M. Paunicka, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The question is whether patient communications to a counselor who is supervised by a psychiatrist fall within the doctor-patient privilege. We hold that a counselor who aids the psychiatrist is covered by the privilege. By contrast, a counselor who is in fact the caregiver and acts largely…