{"data":{"id":"us-mt/26-1-807","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"26-1-807","heading":"Mental health professional-client privilege.","body":"The confidential relations and communications between a psychologist, psychiatrist, licensed professional counselor, or licensed clinical social worker and a client must be placed on the same basis as provided by law for those between an attorney and a client. Nothing in any act of the legislature may be construed to require the privileged communications to be disclosed.","path":["TITLE 26. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE","Part 8. Privileges"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0260/chapter_0010/part_0080/section_0070/0260-0010-0080-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:20Z","sha256":"408a1896f4a793ed85b266c758f2e7a16d589ac7ef3aab75a1406b957d882395","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/26-1-806","next":"us-mt/26-1-808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}