Arkansas Law

§ 5-28-104. Privilege not grounds for exclusion of evidence.

Any privilege between husband and wife or between any professional person, except lawyer and client, including, but not limited to, physicians, members of the clergy, counselors, hospitals, clinics, rest homes, nursing homes, and their clients, shall not constitute grounds for excluding evidence at any proceedings regarding adult abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect of an endangered or impaired adult, or the cause thereof.

History. Acts 1983, No. 452, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 59-1312; Acts 1995, No. 1338, § 2.