Rule 32a-8. Use of Confidential Alcohol or Drug Abuse Treatment Records as Evidence

(a) Upon a determination by the judicial authority that good cause exists pursuant to federal law and regulations, the judicial authority may admit evidence of any party's alcohol or drug treatment by a facility subject to said regulations.

(b) A party seeking to introduce substance abuse treatment records shall submit a motion to the judicial authority requesting permission to subpoena such records and explaining the need for them, and shall also file a motion to disclose such confidential records and permit testimony regarding them. The motion for permission to subpoena such records may be signed ex parte by the judicial authority. If the judicial authority approves the motion, such records may be subpoenaed and submitted to the court under seal, and the judicial authority shall set a date for the parties and service providers to be heard on the motion to disclose confidential alcohol or drug abuse treatment records.