Ex Parte Altapointe Health Systems, Inc., and Altapointe Healthcare Management, LLC (in Re: Jim Avnet, Father And…

Summary

Justice SHAW, concurring in part and dissenting in part, agrees with the majority that the psychotherapist‑patient privilege is limited and that quality‑assurance incident reports are not discoverable, but dissents on the majority's conclusion that the Alabama Medical Liability Act does not apply to the claims. He argues the AMLA should apply because the alleged injury arose from the provision of medical services in a residential mental‑health facility.