Practice question
A caregiver proposes to disclose relevant confidential household information in a criminal case for an offense committed against the caregiver. The employer claims Section 17 has no exception even for that case. What does the statute provide?
- It forbids every use in any legal proceeding
- It expressly recognizes the specified civil-damages or criminal-case exception
- It authorizes every unrelated public social-media disclosure
- It makes confidentiality expire after one day
- It gives the employer immunity from all offenses
Legal references
- RA 11965, Sections 5-7, 10, 12 and 17, Caregivers Welfare Act: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2023/ra_11965_2023.html
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