{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-15bb-13","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:15BB-13","heading":"Disclosure of confidential information by social worker","body":"A social worker licensed or certified pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not be required to disclose any confidential information that the social worker may have acquired from a client or patient while performing social work services for that client or patient unless:\na.   Disclosure is required by other State law;\nb.   Failure to disclose the information presents a clear and present danger to the health or safety of an individual;\nc.   The social worker is a party defendant to a civil, criminal or disciplinary action arising from the social work services provided, in which case a waiver of the privilege accorded by this section shall be limited to that action;\nd.   The patient or client is a defendant in a criminal proceeding and the use of the privilege would violate the defendant's right to a compulsory process or the right to present testimony and witnesses on that person's behalf; or\ne.   A patient or client agrees to waive the privilege accorded by this section, and, in circumstances where more than one person in a family is receiving social work services, each such member agrees to the waiver. Absent a waiver from each family member, a social worker shall not disclose any information received from any family member.\nL.1991,c.134,s.13.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"0ab0f77209df4363be0851bd8199082955f3658483ec2a84c4db4ee285235c65","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-15bb-12","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-15bb-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}