There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding brought by or on behalf of the patient to establish his competence.

(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1005

  • 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. See California Evidence Code 991