California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §830: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, members of a multidisciplinary personnel team engaged in the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect may disclose

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Multidisciplinary teams working on child abuse prevention may share confidential information with each other for treatment purposes, and team discussions are confidential and inadmissible in court.

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, members of a multidisciplinary personnel team engaged in the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect may disclose and exchange information and writings to and with one another relating to any incidents of child abuse that may also be a part of a juvenile court record or otherwise designated as confidential under state law if the member of the team having that information or writing reasonably believes it is generally relevant to the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse, or the provision of child welfare services. All discussions relative to the disclosure or exchange of any such information or writings during team meetings are confidential unless disclosure is required by law. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, testimony concerning any such discussion is not admissible in any criminal, civil, or juvenile court proceeding. (b) As used in this section: (1) “Child abuse” has the same meaning as defined in Section 18951. (2) “Multidisciplinary personnel” means a team as specified in Section 18951. (3) “Child welfare services” means those services that are directed at preventing child abuse or neglect.

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