# McMaster v. Iowa Board of Psychology Examiners

> Supreme Court of Iowa · December 22, 1993 · 509 N.W.2d 754

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9670831

## Case

- **Full name:** Marsha McMASTER N/K/A Marsha Hines, Plaintiff, v. IOWA BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY EXAMINERS and Susan M. Guenther, Defendants. IOWA BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY EXAMINERS, Appellee, v. Susan M. GUENTHER, Respondent. Marsha HINES, Appellant
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Iowa
- **Decided:** December 22, 1993
- **Citations:** 509 N.W.2d 754; 1993 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 277; 1993 WL 527312
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Carter
- **Judges:** Lavorato, Carter, Snell
- **Cited by:** 20 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- recognizing a constitutional right of privacy in mental health records
- recognizing the roots of the right to privacy in mental health records
- discussing same purpose for psychotherapist-patient privilege

## Opinion text

CARTER, Justice
(dissenting).
Without either adopting or rejecting the propositions made in the dissent of Snell, J., I would hold, purely as a matter of statutory interpretation, that in enacting section 258A.6 the legislature did not intend to allow the Board to subpoena patient records of a health care professional not under investigation in connection with a disciplinary proceeding.

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