2006 Minnesota Statutes

148B.39 PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS; EXCEPTIONS.
A person licensed under sections 148B.29 to 148B.39 and employees and professional
associates of the person cannot be required to disclose any information that the person, employee,
or associate may have acquired in rendering marriage and family therapy services, unless:
(1) disclosure is required by other state laws;
(2) failure to disclose the information presents a clear and present danger to the health
or safety of an individual;
(3) the person, employee, or associate is a party defendant to a civil, criminal, or disciplinary
action arising from the therapy, in which case a waiver of the privilege accorded by this section is
limited to that action;
(4) the patient is a defendant in a criminal proceeding and the use of the privilege would
violate the defendant's right to a compulsory process or the right to present testimony and
witnesses in that person's behalf; and
(5) a patient agrees to a waiver of the privilege accorded by this section, and in circumstances
where more than one person in a family is receiving therapy, each such family member agrees
to the waiver. Absent a waiver from each family member, a marital and family therapist cannot
disclose information received by a family member.
History: 1987 c 347 art 3 s 11