Section 8-53.1 - Physician-patient and nurse privilege; limitations(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 8-53 and G.S. 8-53.13, the physician-patient or nurse privilege shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding the abuse or neglect of a child under the age of 16 years or regarding an illness of or injuries to such child or the cause thereof in any judicial proceeding related to a report pursuant to the North Carolina Juvenile Code, Chapter 7B of the General Statutes of North Carolina.(b) Nothing in this Article shall preclude a health care provider, as defined in G.S. 90-21.11, from disclosing information pursuant to G.S. 90-21.20B.Amended by 2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 115,s. 4, eff. 6/27/2007.Amended by 2006 N.C. Sess. Laws 253,s. 18, eff. 12/1/2006.Amended by 2004 N.C. Sess. Laws 0186, s. 16.2, eff. 12/1/2004. 1965, c. 472, s. 2; 1971, c. 710, s. 2; 1981, c. 469, s. 24; 1998-202, s. 13(b).