Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 11171.2 — Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
Cal. Penal Code § 11171.2
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2003-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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…
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 11171.2 — Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.