Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law, records of the board pertaining to an impaired optometrist shall be confidential and shall not be subject to discovery or subpoena.(2) No person in attendance at any board meeting concerning an impaired optometrist shall subsequently be required to testify in any court or non-board administrative proceeding as to any discussion or proceeding occurring at the board meeting.(b) Information, documents, or records otherwise available from original sources are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any action merely because they were presented during the proceedings of the board meeting concerning an optometrist, nor shall any person who testifies before the board concerning an optometrist, or who is a member of the board, be prevented from testifying as to matters within his or her knowledge, but the witness shall not be asked, and shall not testify, about his or her testimony before the board or about opinions formed by him or her as a result of the board hearings.
