California Evidence Code 993 – As used in this article, “holder of the privilege” means:(a) The …
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As used in this article, “holder of the privilege” means:
(a) The patient when he has no guardian or conservator.
Terms Used In California Evidence Code 993
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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
(b) A guardian or conservator of the patient when the patient has a guardian or conservator.
(c) The personal representative of the patient if the patient is dead.
(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)