1. Mental health information relating to an individual may be disclosed by a mental health professional, at the minimum consistent with applicable laws and standards of ethical conduct, to a law enforcement professional if all of the following apply:
a. The disclosure is made in good faith.
b. The disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of the individual or to a clearly identifiable victim or victims.
c. The individual has the apparent intent and ability to carry out the threat.
2. A mental health professional shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for failure to disclose mental health information relating to an individual to a law enforcement professional except in circumstances where the individual has communicated to the mental health professional an imminent threat of physical violence against the individual’s self or against a clearly identifiable victim or victims.
3. A mental health professional discharges the professional’s duty to disclose pursuant to subsection 1 by making reasonable efforts to communicate the threat to a law enforcement professional.