{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-31-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-31-16","heading":"Disclosure.","body":"All information communicated to or acquired by a licensee while engaged in the practice of counseling or marriage and family therapy with a client is privileged information and may not be disclosed by the licensee except:\n(a) With the written consent of the client, or in the case of death or disability, with the written consent of a personal representative or other person authorized to sue, or the beneficiary of any insurance policy on the client's life, health or physical condition;\n(b) When a communication reveals the contemplation of an act dangerous to the client or others; or\n(c) When the client, or his or her personal representative, waives the privilege by bringing charges against the licensee.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 31. LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-31-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:27Z","sha256":"221ebc4c100312545d6afc1fd22128fdf8cb154c1503ec9881a477818aa016ca","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-31-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-31-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}