New Jersey Statutes 34:13A-43. Confidentiality; waivers
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:13A-43
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. The requirements for confidentiality provided for in subsection a. of this section may be waived only if:
(1) the employee or dependent to whom the information applies has requested and authorized a waiver; the waiver is in writing and specifies the information to be released and the persons to whom the information may be provided; and the information released is the information authorized for release by the employee or dependent and is released only to the persons designated by the employee or dependent, provided that a public employer may not require an employee to authorize a waiver pursuant to this subsection or take any action against an employee for not authorizing the waiver;
(2) the employee assistance program advisor reasonably believes that the employee is at substantial risk of imminent death or serious bodily injury to self or others; or
(3) the advisor is reporting suspected child abuse or neglect.
c. The provisions of this act shall not be construed to affect other evidentiary privileges and recognized exceptions.
L.2011, c.69, s.4.