Oregon Statutes 441.674 – Specified evidentiary privileges inapplicable
(1) In the case of abuse of a resident in a long term care facility, the privileges created in ORS § 40.230 to 40.255, including the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the physician-patient privilege, the privileges extended to nurses, to staff members of schools and to regulated social workers and the spousal privilege, shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding a resident’s abuse, or the cause thereof, in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS § 441.630 to 441.680.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 441.674
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(2) In any judicial proceedings resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS § 441.630 to 441.680, either spouse shall be a competent and compellable witness against the other.
(3) As used in this section, ‘abuse’ and ‘facility’ have the meanings given those terms in ORS § 441.630. [2021 c.323 § 3]
441.674 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 441 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.