1998 Minnesota Statutes

     181.973 Employee peer counseling debriefing. 

    A person engaged in a public safety peer counseling 
 debriefing shall not, without the permission of the person being 
 debriefed, be allowed to disclose any information or opinion 
 which the peer group member has acquired during the debriefing.  
 However, this does not prohibit a peer counselor from disclosing 
 information the peer counselor reasonably believes indicates 
 that the person may be a danger to self or others, if the 
 information is used only for the purpose of eliminating the 
 danger to the person or others.  Any information or opinion 
 disclosed in violation of this paragraph is not admissible as 
 evidence in any personnel or occupational licensing matter 
 involving the person being debriefed.  

    For purposes of this paragraph, "public safety peer 
 counseling debriefing" means a group process oriented debriefing 
 session held for peace officers, firefighters, medical emergency 
 persons, dispatchers, or other persons involved with public 
 safety emergency services, that is established by any agency 
 providing public safety emergency services and is designed to 
 help a person who has suffered an occupation-related traumatic 
 event begin the process of healing and effectively dealing with 
 posttraumatic stress. 

    HIST: 1995 c 259 art 1 s 38