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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>62663</law_id><section_number>63.2-1519</section_number><catch_line>Physician-patient and spousal privileges inapplicable</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="63.2">Welfare (Social Services)</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Social Services Programs</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="15">Child Abuse and Neglect</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Procedures</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In any legal proceeding resulting from the filing of any report or complaint pursuant to this chapter, the physician-patient and spousal <span class="dictionary">privileges</span> shall not apply.</p></section></text><history>1975, c. 341, &#xA7; 63.1-248.11; 2002, c. 747; 2020, c. 900.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
