Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of Section 10850, the activities of a multidisciplinary personnel team engaged in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse or the abuse of elder or dependent persons are activities performed in the administration of public social services, and a member of the team may disclose and exchange any information or writing that also is kept or maintained in connection with any program of public social services or otherwise designated as confidential under state law which he or she reasonably believes is relevant to the prevention, identification, or treatment of child abuse or the abuse of elder or dependent persons to other members of the team. All discussions relative to the disclosure or exchange of any such information or writing during team meetings are confidential and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, testimony concerning any such discussion is not admissible in any criminal, civil, or juvenile court proceeding.
As used in this section, "child abuse" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18951. As used in this section, "abuse of elder or dependent persons" has the meaning given in Section 15610.
As used in this section, "multidisciplinary personnel team" means any team of three or more persons, as specified in Section 15715 or 18951, the members of which are trained in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse or the abuse of elder or dependent persons and are qualified to provide a broad range of services related to child abuse or the abuse of elder or dependent persons.