Section 11171.2 Of Article 2.5. Child Abuse And Neglect Reporting Act From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.5.
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. (a) A physician and surgeon or dentist or their agents and
by their direction may take skeletal X-rays of the child without the
consent of the child's parent or guardian, but only for purposes of
diagnosing the case as one of possible child abuse or neglect and
determining the extent of the child abuse or neglect.
(b) Neither the physician-patient privilege nor the
psychotherapist-patient privilege applies to information reported
pursuant to this article in any court proceeding or administrative
hearing.