{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8-53.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.1","heading":"Physician-patient and nurse privilege; limitations.","body":"(a)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 8-53 and G.S. 8-53.13, the physician-patient or nurse privilege shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding the abuse or neglect of a child under the age of 16 years or regarding an illness of or injuries to such child or the cause thereof in any judicial proceeding related to a report pursuant to the North Carolina Juvenile Code, Chapter 7B of the General Statutes of North Carolina.\n(b)\tNothing in this Article shall preclude a health care provider, as defined in G.S. 90-21.11, from disclosing information pursuant to G.S. 90-21.20B. (1965, c. 472, s. 2; 1971, c. 710, s. 2; 1981, c. 469, s. 24; 1998-202, s. 13(b); 2004-186, s. 16.2; 2006-253, s. 18; 2007-115, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 8. Evidence.","Article 7. Competency of Witnesses."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_8/GS_8-53.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:37Z","sha256":"aeeffbaa36ccd754fefe1b8c0c17693bf14914666dc82b8e25338f54799c49b0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8-53","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8-53.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}