Neither the physician-patient nor the husband-wife privilege is a ground for excluding evidence regarding a child's harm, or its cause, in a judicial proceeding related to a report made under this chapter.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions
Sec. 47.17.020. Persons required to report.
Sec. 47.17.023. Reports from certain persons regarding child pornography.
Sec. 47.17.024. Duties of practitioners of the healing arts.
Sec. 47.17.025. Duties of public authorities.
Sec. 47.17.027. Duties of school officials.
Sec. 47.17.030. Action on reports of harm; disclosure.
Sec. 47.17.033. Investigations and interviews.
Sec. 47.17.035. Duties of department in domestic violence cases.
Sec. 47.17.040. Child protection registry; confidentiality.
Sec. 47.17.060. Evidence not privileged.
Sec. 47.17.064. Photographs and x-rays.
Sec. 47.17.068. Penalty for failure to report.