N.J. Stat. § 2A:62A-17

Current through L. 2024, c. 62.
Section 2A:62A-17 - Court order required for certain disclosures

When a duty to warn and protect arises from the receipt of a privileged communication from a patient in a drug or alcohol abuse program governed by federal law, a licensed practitioner of psychology, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, clinical social work or marriage and family therapy may be required to obtain a court order authorizing disclosure prior to disclosure of information about the patient including the patient's threat of violence, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. s. 290dd-3 and 42 U.S.C. s. 290ee-3 and regulations promulgated thereunder.

N.J.S. § 2A:62A-17

Amended by L. 2018 , c. 34, s. 2, eff. 6/13/2018.
L.1991, c.270, s.2.