154C.5 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
154C.5 CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
A licensee or a person working under supervision of a licensee
shall not disclose or be compelled to disclose information acquired
from persons consulting that person in a professional capacity
except:
1. If the information reveals the contemplation or commission of
a crime.
2. If the person waives the privilege by bringing charges against
the licensee.
3. With the written consent of the client, or in the case of
death or disability with the consent of the client's personal
representative, another person authorized to sue, or the beneficiary
of an insurance policy on the client's life, health, or physical
condition.
4. To testify in a court hearing concerning matters pertaining to
the welfare of children.
5. To seek collaboration or consultation with professional
colleagues or administrative superiors on behalf of the client. Section History: Recent Form
84 Acts, ch 1075, § 5; 96 Acts, ch 1035, § 9