Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

January5, 1988 Honorable George Pierce Opinion No. Jf+838 Chairman Urban Affairs Committee Re: Whether police chief Texas House of Representatives may see results of psycho- P. 0. Box 2910 logical evaluation of Austin, Texas 78769 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 psycho- logical evaluation of a Police Officer to the Chief of Police if the Officer will not sign a release?…