§ 40.1-27-8. Abrogation of privilege. Any privilege established by chapter 37.3 of title 5, or any professional code relating to the exclusion of confidential communications and/or the competency of witnesses, may not be invoked in any civil or criminal action arising out of a report made pursuant to this chapter or the failure to make a report as required by this chapter. History of Section. P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1.
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