Title 24, Chapter 9, Section 21
( 24-9-21)
There are certain admissions and communications excluded on grounds
of public policy. Among these are: (1) Communications between husband and wife; (2) Communications between attorney and client; (3) Communications among grand jurors; (4) Secrets of state; (5) Communications between psychiatrist and patient; (6) Communications between licensed psychologist and patient as provided in Code Section 43-39-16; (7) Communications between patient and a licensed clinical social
worker, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric/mental health,
licensed marriage and family therapist, or licensed professional
counselor during the psychotherapeutic relationship; and (8) Communications between or among any psychiatrist,
psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, clinical nurse
specialist in psychiatric/mental health, licensed marriage and
family therapist, and licensed professional counselor who are
rendering psychotherapy or have rendered psychotherapy to a
patient, regarding that patient's communications which are
otherwise privileged by paragraph (5), (6), or (7) of this Code
section. As used in this Code section, the term "psychotherapeutic relationship" means the relationship which arises between a patient and a licensed clinical social worker, a clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric/mental health, a licensed marriage and family therapist, or a licensed professional counselor using psychotherapeutic techniques as defined in Code Section 43-10A-3 and the term "psychotherapy" means the employment of "psychotherapeutic techniques." |