2021 Tennessee Code
Part 4 - Mandatory Child Abuse Reports
§ 37-1-411. Evidentiary Privileges Not Applicable to Child Abuse Cases

Neither the husband-wife privilege as preserved in § 24-1-201, nor the psychiatrist-patient privilege as set forth in § 24-1-207, nor the psychologist-patient privilege as set forth in § 63-11-213 is a ground for excluding evidence regarding harm or the cause of harm to a child in any dependency and neglect proceeding resulting from a report of such harm under § 37-1-403 or a criminal prosecution for severe child abuse.

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Structure 2021 Tennessee Code

2021 Tennessee Code

Title 37 - Juveniles

Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings

Part 4 - Mandatory Child Abuse Reports

§ 37-1-401. Part Definitions

§ 37-1-407. Guidelines for Child Safety Training Programs

§ 37-1-410. Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability for Reporting Abuse — Damages for Employment Change Because of Making Report

§ 37-1-411. Evidentiary Privileges Not Applicable to Child Abuse Cases

§ 37-1-413. False Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse or False Accusation That a Child Has Sustained Any Wound, Injury, Disability or Physical or Mental Condition Caused by Brutality, Abuse or Neglect — Penalty