Supreme Court of Louisiana January 12, 2000, No. 99-CJ-2905 (State ex rel. J.A.)

h KNOLL, Justice. *

This is a proceeding to involuntarily terminate parental rights. The sole issue presented for our determination is whether evidence of a parent’s mental illness may be excluded under the health care provider-patient privilege in a termination of parental rights proceeding brought under La. Child. Code art. 1015(5).