Summary of changes
Rule 513 — Psychotherapist—patient privilege
The text as it stood in the last Manual for Courts-Martial edition beside the current text, provision by provision, with every recorded amendment and the authority behind it — the whole Rule in one view.
0 amended
1 added
0 removed
28 unchanged
2 authority-backed edits · recorded
2026-06-30 – 2026-06-30
Authorities behind these changes
- Exec. Order 14130 (Dec. 20, 2024) · Executive Order, eff. 2024-12-20 · 2 changes
Showing changed provisions only.
Provisions
513(a)
added since original
Version history
Original text
Not in the original text — this provision was added later.
Current text
General Rule.
A patient has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing a confidential communication, including records of such communications, made between the patient and a psychotherapist or an assistant to the psychotherapist, in a case arising under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, if such communication was made for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment of the patient's mental or emotional condition.
All changes since the original (removed / added)
General Rule.
A patient has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing a confidential communication, including records of such communications, made between the patient and a psychotherapist or an assistant to the psychotherapist, in a case arising under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, if such communication was made for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment of the patient's mental or emotional condition.
A patient has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing a confidential communication, including records of such communications, made between the patient and a psychotherapist or an assistant to the psychotherapist, in a case arising under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, if such communication was made for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment of the patient's mental or emotional condition.
Step-by-step: 2 recorded edits
| Version | Date | Authority | Note | Editor |
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| v4 | 2026-06-30 | Exec. Order 14130 (Dec. 20, 2024) (Executive Order, eff. 2024-12-20) | admin | |
General Rule. A patient has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing a confidential communication made between the patient and a psychotherapist or an assistant to the psychotherapist, in a case arising under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, if such communication was made for the purpose of facilitating diagnosis or treatment of the patient's mental or emotional condition. |
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| v5 | 2026-06-30 | Exec. Order 14130 (Dec. 20, 2024) (Executive Order, eff. 2024-12-20) | The revised rule expands psychotherapist-patient privilege by removing the word "facilitating" from the purpose requirement and by explicitly extending coverage to records of communications, such as therapy notes and session records. | admin |
General Rule. A patient has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing a confidential |
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