There shall be no privileged communications in proceedings for child abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect under this chapter, except between attorney and client, as provided in the Rules of Evidence of Puerto Rico. Privileged communications, excluding attorney-client communications, shall not constitute grounds for failing to provide reports such as those required or allowed by this chapter, to cooperate with protective services for the minor in the activities contemplated in this chapter, or to accept or introduce evidence in any judicial proceedings related to the child abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect.\nHistory —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 34, eff. 90 days after Dec. 16, 2011.
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