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DIST. OF COL. INST. v. MED. SERV. OF D.C.

No. 83-99.

474 A.2d 831 (1984)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HYGIENE, Appellant, v. MEDICAL SERVICE OF D.C. and Group Hospitalization, Inc., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armin U. Kuder, Washington, D.C., with whom Nancy R. Beiter, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellant.

Jacqueline M. Saue, Washington, D.C., with whom Charles J. Steele, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellees.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and BELSON and TERRY, Associate Judges.

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Appellant appeals the trial court's grant of appellees' summary judgment motion. The issue is whether federal law or District of Columbia law controls the release to insurance carriers of sensitive patient information. We hold that the governing District of Columbia statute provides that federal law controls. Thus, we affirm.

Appellant D.C. Institute of Mental Hygiene is a non-profit corporation that provides counseling and psychiatric...

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