IPRA Oversteps Bounds - Again

From the FOP website:

• The Lodge has been made aware that, in certain investigations that are being done by IPRA, members are being asked to sign medical release forms. Members who sign these forms allow Department medical records to be release to IPRA. Although these records are Department records, most will contain records from your personal physician.

  The Lodge is recommending that members refuse to sign this medical release. The IPRA investigator will likely have a supervisor order you to sign the form. Members should include the following statement "R/O is signing this medical release under duress after being order by xxxxxxxx to sign the release."

We're wondering what investigations could IPRA be doing that would necessitate them having access to medical records. IAD would handle medical roll violations, insurance fraud or similar instances. This would seem to be something the FOP wants to fight vigorously.

The second item on the FOP site is that contract negotiations continue. That is all.