{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"990","citation":"Evid. Code, § 990","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6. Physician-Patient Privilege [990. - 1007.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8/chapter-4/article-6"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>As used in this article, “physician” means a person authorized, or reasonably believed by the patient to be authorized, to practice medicine in any state or nation.</p>","text":"As used in this article, “physician” means a person authorized, or reasonably believed by the patient to be authorized, to practice medicine in any state or nation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/physician-patient-privilege-990","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}