Iowa Code § 228.7A
Disclosures to law enforcement professionals
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2019
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.