La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXX-1511
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LXXX-1511 - ConfidentialityA. No person holding practice credential, specialty certification or status may disclose any information he may have acquired from persons consulting him in his professional capacity that was necessary to enable him to render services to those persons except: 1. with the written consent of the client, or in the case of death or disability, with the written consent of his personal representative, other person authorized to sue, or the beneficiary of any insurance policy on his life, health, or physical condition; or2. when the person is a minor under the age of 18 and the information acquired by the addictive disorder counselor, compulsive gambling counselor, prevention specialist, counselor in training or prevention specialist in training indicates that the child was the victim or subject of a crime, then the addictive disorder counselor, compulsive gambling counselor, prevention specialist, counselor in training or prevention specialist in training may be required to testify fully in relation thereto upon any examination, trial, or other proceeding in which the commission of such crime is a subject of inquiry; or3. when a communication reveals the contemplation of a crime or harmful act; or4. when the person waives the privilege by bringing charges before the ADRA against the addictive disorder counselor, compulsive gambling counselor, prevention specialist, counselor in training or prevention specialist in training.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXX-1511
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office for Addictive Disorders, Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority, LR 31:661 (March 2005).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3388.4.