New Jersey Statutes 45:8B-88. Communications confidential, privacy preserved
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:8B-88
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
21. Any communication between a person licensed as a professional or an associate creative arts therapist and the person receiving the creative arts therapy shall be confidential and its privacy preserved. This privilege shall not be subject to waiver without patient or client consent, except when disclosure is required by State or federal law or when the person licensed as a professional or an associate creative arts therapist is a party defendant to a civil, criminal or disciplinary action arising from that creative arts therapy, as the case may be, in which case the waiver of the privilege accorded by this section shall be limited to that action. In addition, this privilege shall be subject to waiver if the licensee has information that the client presents a clear and present danger to the health or safety of the client or others.
L.2019, c.273, s.21.