{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-172-8-a","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 172:8-a","heading":"Confidentiality of Client Records.","body":"No reports or records or the information contained therein on any client of the program or a certified alcohol or drug abuse treatment facility or any client referred by the commissioner shall be discoverable by the state in any criminal prosecution. No such reports or records shall be used for other than rehabilitation, research, statistical or medical purpose, except upon the written consent of the person examined or treated. Confidentiality shall not be construed in such manner as to prevent recommendation by the commissioner to a referring court, nor shall it deny release of information through court order pursuant to appropriate federal regulations.","path":["Title XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE","Chapter 172: NEW HAMPSHIRE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/172/172-8-a.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T13:53:59Z","sha256":"d3d6257fcd2c14ce516a8fd6c8db3116c4c9764ea9a735303b9d2148105f2a6d","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-172-8","next":"us-nh/rsa-172-8-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}