HI HB2287

Extends existing peer support counseling confidentiality protections to correctional workers employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who are engaged in custody, care, treatment, or supervision of inmates or detainees.

Communications made during peer support counseling sessions for correctional workers become privileged and cannot be disclosed by participants, matching protections already available to law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel.

Notes, records, and reports from peer support counseling sessions are excluded from public records requirements under Chapter 92F and are inadmissible in judicial, administrative, or arbitration proceedings.

Confidentiality protections do not apply to threats of suicide or homicide, mandatory abuse reporting situations, or admissions of criminal conduct.

Takes effect upon approval by the Governor.