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Cal. Evid. Code § 991
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§ 991 [Patient Defined]
Division 8: Privileges | Chapter 4: Particular Privileges | Article 6: Physician-Patient Privilege
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Rule Text
As used in this article, “patient” means a person who consults a physician or submits to an examination by a physician for the purpose of securing a diagnosis or preventive, palliative, or curative treatment of his physical or mental or emotional condition.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.