Section 2-62.—Waiver of Doctor-Patient Privilege upon Application for Reinstatement

Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026

In one sentenceFiling for reinstatement from inactive status automatically waives the attorney's doctor-patient privilege with any provider who examined or treated them during their disability, and requires disclosing those providers and consenting to release records.

Full Text of Section 2-62

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The filing of an application for reinstatement by an attorney on inactive status shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any doctor-patient privilege existing between the attorney and any psychiatrist, psychologist, physician or hospital who or which has examined or treated the attorney during the period of disability. The attorney shall be required to disclose the name of every psychiatrist, psychologist, physician and hospital by whom or at which the attorney has been examined or treated since being placed on inactive status and shall furnish to the court written consent to each to divulge such information and records as are requested by court-appointed medical experts or by the clerk of the court.

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Amendment History

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 46.)

Plain-English Summary

An attorney on inactive status who applies for reinstatement gives up, by that filing alone, the doctor-patient privilege with any psychiatrist, psychologist, physician, or hospital that examined or treated them during the period of disability. The attorney must name every such provider they've seen since going on inactive status, and must give the court written consent letting each one release records and information to court-appointed medical experts or the clerk of the court.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does applying for reinstatement waive medical privilege automatically?

Yes. Filing the application is itself deemed a waiver of the doctor-patient privilege with any provider who examined or treated the attorney during the disability.

What medical providers does an attorney have to disclose?

Every psychiatrist, psychologist, physician, and hospital that examined or treated the attorney since being placed on inactive status.

Who can see the released medical records?

The attorney must consent to each provider divulging the requested information and records to court-appointed medical experts or to the clerk of the court.

Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 2-62). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. · Official source

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