1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 2414, the second engrossment, as amended,
1.2as follows:
1.3Page 36, after line 14, insert:

"1.4    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148.975, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.5    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
1.6section.
1.7(b) "Other person" means an immediate family member or someone who personally
1.8knows the client and has reason to believe the client is capable of and will carry out the
1.9serious, specific threat of harm to a specific, clearly identified or identifiable victim.
1.10(c) "Reasonable efforts" means communicating the serious, specific threat to the
1.11potential victim and if unable to make contact with the potential victim, communicating
1.12the serious, specific threat to the law enforcement agency closest to the potential victim or
1.13the client.
1.14(d) For purposes of this section, "licensee" includes practicum psychology students,
1.15predoctoral psychology interns, and individuals who have earned a doctoral degree
1.16in psychology and are in the process of completing their postdoctoral supervised
1.17psychological employment in order to qualify for licensure.

1.18    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148B.1751, is amended to read:
1.19148B.1751 DUTY TO WARN.
1.20    (a) A licensee must comply with the duty to warn established in section 148.975.
1.21(b) For purposes of this section, "licensee" includes students or interns practicing
1.22marriage and family therapy under qualified supervision as part of an accredited
1.23educational program or under a supervised postgraduate experience in marriage and
1.24family therapy required for licensure.

1.25    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148F.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.1    Subd. 2. Duty to warn; limitation on liability. (a) Private information may be
2.2disclosed without the consent of the client when a duty to warn arises, or as otherwise
2.3provided by law or court order. The duty to warn of, or take reasonable precautions to
2.4provide protection from, violent behavior arises only when a client or other person has
2.5communicated to the provider a specific, serious threat of physical violence to self or a
2.6specific, clearly identified or identifiable potential victim. If a duty to warn arises, the duty
2.7is discharged by the provider if reasonable efforts are made to communicate the threat to
2.8law enforcement agencies, the potential victim, the family of the client, or appropriate
2.9third parties who are in a position to prevent or avert the harm. No monetary liability
2.10and no cause of action or disciplinary action by the board may arise against a provider
2.11for disclosure of confidences to third parties, for failure to disclose confidences to third
2.12parties, or for erroneous disclosure of confidences to third parties in a good faith effort to
2.13warn against or take precautions against a client's violent behavior or threat of suicide.
2.14(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "provider" includes alcohol and drug counseling
2.15practicum students and individuals who are participating in a postdegree professional
2.16practice in alcohol and drug counseling.
"2.17Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.18Amend the title accordingly