There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against a licensed professional counselor or associate licensed counselor in failing to warn of and protect from a client who has communicated to the licensed professional counselor or associate licensed counselor a serious threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims. If there is a duty to warn and protect under the limited circumstances specified above, the duty shall be discharged by the licensed professional counselor or associate licensed counselor making reasonable efforts to communicate the threat to the victim or victims and to a law enforcement agency. No monetary liability and no cause of action may arise against a licensed professional counselor or associate licensed counselor who breaches confidentiality or privileged communication in the discharge of their duty as specified in this chapter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Section 34-8A-1 - Board of Examiners in Counseling Created; Composition; Powers and Duties.
Section 34-8A-2 - Definitions.
Section 34-8A-3 - Construction and Application of Chapter.
Section 34-8A-4 - Board of Examiners in Counseling - Creation; Membership; Sunset Provision.
Section 34-8A-6 - Inactive Status; Collection and Disposition of Fees, etc.; Reactivation; Renewal.
Section 34-8A-7 - Qualifications for Licensed Professional Counselor; Specialty Designation.
Section 34-8A-8 - Qualifications for Associate Licensed Counselor.
Section 34-8A-9 - Application Investigation; Acceptance or Rejection.
Section 34-8A-10 - Examination.
Section 34-8A-11 - Focus of Examination.
Section 34-8A-12 - Reexamination.
Section 34-8A-13 - Preservation of Examination Scores.
Section 34-8A-14 - Renewal; Fees; Continuing Education; Practice in a Specialty.
Section 34-8A-15 - Applicants Qualified Out-of-State; Provisional License.
Section 34-8A-16 - Disciplinary Actions; Discovery.
Section 34-8A-17 - Injunction, Mandamus, Etc.
Section 34-8A-18 - Penalties; Review; Disciplinary Oversight of Licensees; Legal Counsel.
Section 34-8A-19 - Board's Quasi-Judicial Authority; Sole Licensing Authority.
Section 34-8A-20 - All Qualified Applicants Licensed; Signatures.
Section 34-8A-22 - Code of Ethics.
Section 34-8A-23 - Waiver of Requirement for Prior Practitioners.