CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.

ARTICLE 31. LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS.

§30-31-16. Disclosure.

All information communicated to or acquired by a licensee while engaged in the practice of counseling or marriage and family therapy with a client is privileged information and may not be disclosed by the licensee except:

(a) With the written consent of the client, or in the case of death or disability, with the written consent of a personal representative or other person authorized to sue, or the beneficiary of any insurance policy on the client's life, health or physical condition;

(b) When a communication reveals the contemplation of an act dangerous to the client or others; or

(c) When the client, or his or her personal representative, waives the privilege by bringing charges against the licensee.

Bill History For §30-31-16