{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-441.674","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 441.674","heading":"Specified evidentiary privileges inapplicable.","body":"(1) In the case of abuse of a resident in a long term care facility, the privileges created in ORS 40.230 to 40.255, including the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the physician-patient privilege, the privileges extended to nurses, to staff members of schools and to regulated social workers and the spousal privilege, shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding a resident’s abuse, or the cause thereof, in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS 441.630 to 441.680.\n      (2) In any judicial proceedings resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS 441.630 to 441.680, either spouse shall be a competent and compellable witness against the other.\n      (3) As used in this section, “abuse” and “facility” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 441.630.","path":["12 - Public Health","36. Public Health and Safety","Chapter 441 — Health Care Facilities"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors441.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:14Z","sha256":"4bce6f32af399b31b1a0b09f65b33920534c2a025466353b2ae252953830a3c0","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-441.671","next":"us-or/ors-441.675"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}