{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1910","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1910","heading":"Information acquired in professional capacity -Disclosure","body":"- Privileges and immunities - Court proceeding.\n\nA. No person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the\n\nLicensed Professional Counselors Act shall knowingly and willfully\n\ndisclose any information the licensee may have acquired from persons\n\nconsulting the licensee in his professional capacity as a\n\nprofessional counselor or be compelled to disclose such information\n\nexcept:\n\n1. With the written consent of the client, or in the case of\n\ndeath or disability of the client, the consent of his personal\n\nrepresentative or other person authorized to sue or the beneficiary\n\nof any insurance policy on his life, health or physical condition;\n\n2. If the person is a child under the age of eighteen (18)\n\nyears and the information acquired by the licensed person indicated\n\nthat the child was the victim or subject of a crime, the licensed\n\nperson may be required to testify fully in relation thereto upon an\n\nexamination, trial or other proceeding in which the commission of\n\nsuch a crime is a subject of inquiry;\n\n3. If the client waives the privilege by bringing charges\n\nagainst the licensed person;\n\n4. When failure to disclose such information presents a danger\n\nto the health of any person; or\n\n5. If the licensed professional counselor is a party to a\n\ncivil, criminal or disciplinary action arising from such therapy, in\n\nwhich case any waiver of the privilege accorded by this section\n\nshall be limited to that action.\n\nB. No information shall be treated as privileged and there\n\nshall be no privileges created by the Licensed Professional\n\nCounselors Act as to any information acquired by the person licensed\n\npursuant to the Licensed Professional Counselors Act when such\n\ninformation pertains to criminal acts or violation of any law.\n\nC. The Licensed Professional Counselors Act shall not be\n\nconstrued to prohibit any licensed person from testifying in court\n\nhearings concerning matters of adoption, child abuse, child neglect,\n\nbattery or matters pertaining to the welfare of children or from\n\nseeking collaboration or consultation with professional colleagues\n\nor administrative superiors on behalf of this client.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"66e2b229905b2b48b39ac0f2cd2690d7a7a78725267b5a0d6be10c015cb49b0e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1909","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1911"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}