§ 37:3390.4 — Confidentiality

Louisiana § 37:3390.4

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 37: Professions and Occupations

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§3390.4. Confidentiality
No person holding a credential or status recognized by the board and authorized by
this Chapter may disclose any information he may have acquired from persons consulting
him in his professional capacity where the information 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 persons authorized to sue, or the
beneficiary of any insurance policy on his life, health, or physical condition.
(2) When the person is a minor under the age of eighteen and the information
acquired indicates that the child was the victim or subject of a crime, then, the person having
received the information 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, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
(3) When the person is a minor under the age of eighteen and the information
acquired shall be disclosed pursuant to any law which mandates the reporting of certain
information relative to minors and the persons or agencies to whom the information shall be
disclosed.
(4) When, unless otherwise prohibited by law, a communication reveals the
contemplation of a crime or harmful act.
(5) When the person waives the privilege by filing a complaint with the board or
otherwise invokes the jurisdiction of the board.

Legislative History

Acts 2004, No. 803, §3, eff. July 8, 2004; Acts 2020, No. 328, §2.