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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 422 EVIDENCE AND LOST RECORDS
422.295 Confidentiality of communications between human trafficking victim and caseworker.
Download pdfby a means which, so far as the victim is aware, discloses the information to
no third persons other than those who are present to further the interests of the
victim in the consultation or those to whom disclosures are reasonably
necessary for the transmission of the information or an accomplishment of the
purposes for which the human trafficking counselor is consulted and includes
all information regarding the facts and circumstances involving the
trafficking; (b) "Holder of the privilege" means the victim when he or she has no guardian or conservator, or a guardian or conservator of the victim when the victim has a
guardian or conservator; and (c) "Trafficking victim counselor" includes any of the following: 1. A counselor, as that term is defined in Rule 506 of the Kentucky Rules
of Evidence; 2. A psychotherapist as that term is defined in Rule 507 of the Kentucky
Rules of Evidence; and 3. A person employed and supervised by one (1) of the persons specified in
this paragraph to render services to human trafficking victims and who
has received forty (40) hours of training in the history of human
trafficking; civil and criminal law as it relates to human trafficking;
societal attitudes towards human trafficking; peer counseling techniques;
housing, public assistance, and other financial resources available to
meet the financial needs of human trafficking victims; and referral
services available to human trafficking victims. (2) A human trafficking victim has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications made to a trafficking
victim counselor for the purpose of receiving counseling, therapy, services,
information, or treatment related to human trafficking. (3) A human trafficking caseworker shall inform a trafficking victim of any applicable limitations on confidentiality of communications between the victim and the
caseworker. This information may be given orally. Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007.
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