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SUBPART A. OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION
23:1293 Confidentiality of records; exceptions; penalties for violation
A. (1) All medical records of an employee, all records of payment of compensation to an employee or his dependent, all records with respect to the rehabilitation or attempted rehabilitation of an injured employee, all employer reports of injury as required by R.S. 23:1306, all claims by an employee or his dependent filed pursuant to R.S. 23:1310, records submitted to the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Second Injury Board concerning claims for reimbursement arising out of a claim by an employee or his dependent filed pursuant to Chapter 10 of this Title, including but not limited to any and all records submitted for requests for reimbursement, documents maintained in the claim files regarding reimbursement and settlement requests, and all records submitted pursuant to R.S. 23:1378(A)(5), all safety plans pursuant to R.S. 23:1291(B)(4), all safety records of the OSHA section obtained in connection with the Insurance Cost Containment Act or the OSHA 7(c)(1) program, and all data produced pursuant to R.S. 23:1291.2, shall be confidential and privileged, shall not be public records, and shall not be subject to subpoena, except that records of the office may be produced in response to an order of a workers' compensation judge based upon his finding that the record is relevant and necessary to the resolution of a disputed claim pending before the office. Such confidentiality and privilege shall be strictly maintained by the director and all employees of the office except as provided above or in Subsection B of this Section and shall be used exclusively for the purpose of discharging the duties and responsibilities of the office under this Chapter.
B. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, once in a disputed claim an employer begins to pay benefits to an employee under this Chapter or a claim is made by an employee against an employer for benefits under this Chapter, pleadings, motions, discovery documents, depositions, hearing transcripts, and exhibits entered into evidence in any dispute involving the same claimant or any records of the office involving prior benefits paid by an employer to the same claimant shall be available to the employer, the employee, and their counsel upon simple request. Any decision, award, or order of a workers' compensation judge is a public record and may be compiled and disseminated to the public. The complete record of any formal hearing shall be made available to the court of appeal when an appeal is filed.
Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, § 1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1986, No. 831, § 1; Acts 1989, No. 454, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1989, No. 530, § 1; Acts 1991, No. 892, § 1; Acts 1992, No. 766, § 1; Acts 1995, No. 246, § 1, eff. June 14, 1995; Acts 1999, No. 1312, § 3, eff. January 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 1189, § 1, eff. June 29, 2001; Acts 2006, No. 16, § 1, eff. May 4, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 304, § 1; Acts 2012, No. 88, § 1.