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Committee reviews bill to protect peer‑support counseling records for emergency responders
Summary
Legislative counsel walked the committee through H.270, which would shield communications from designated peer support counseling sessions for emergency service providers from public disclosure and from admissibility in legal proceedings, with enumerated exceptions and a July 1, 2025 effective date.
Legislative counsel presented H.270 to the committee, a bill that would create statutory confidentiality protections for peer support counseling sessions offered to emergency service providers.
Katie McGlynn, Office of Legislative Counsel, said the bill defines a peer support counseling session as part of a critical incident stress management program established by an employer for emergency service providers and then sets out confidentiality rules. McGlynn explained: “Any communication that’s made by a participant…
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