ARTICLE 7. Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege [1010. - 1027.]
Article 7 enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
§§ 1010–1027 · 19 sections
- § 1010 As used in this article, “psychotherapist” means a person who is, or is reasonably believed by the patient to be: (a) A person authorized to practice medicine…
- § 1010.5 A communication between a patient and an educational psychologist, licensed under Chapter 13.5 (commencing with Section 4989.10) of Division 2 of the Business…
- § 1011 As used in this article, “patient” means a person who consults a psychotherapist or submits to an examination by a psychotherapist for the purpose of securing…
- § 1012 As used in this article, “confidential communication between patient and psychotherapist” means information, including information obtained by an examination…
- § 1013 As used in this article, “holder of the privilege” means: (a) The patient when he has no guardian or conservator. (b) A guardian or conservator of the patient…
- § 1014 Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise provided in this article, the patient, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to…
- § 1015 The psychotherapist who received or made a communication subject to the privilege under this article shall claim the privilege whenever he is present when the…
- § 1016 There is no privilege under this article as to a communication relevant to an issue concerning the mental or emotional condition of the patient if such issue…
- § 1017 (a) There is no privilege under this article if the psychotherapist is appointed by order of a court to examine the patient, but this exception does not apply…
- § 1018 There is no privilege under this article if the services of the psychotherapist were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit a…
- § 1019 There is no privilege under this article as to a communication relevant to an issue between parties all of whom claim through a deceased patient, regardless of…
- § 1020 There is no privilege under this article as to a communication relevant to an issue of breach, by the psychotherapist or by the patient, of a duty arising out…
- § 1021 There is no privilege under this article as to a communication relevant to an issue concerning the intention of a patient, now deceased, with respect to a deed…
- § 1022 There is no privilege under this article as to a communication relevant to an issue concerning the validity of a deed of conveyance, will, or other writing,…
- § 1023 There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1367) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code initiated at…
- § 1024 There is no privilege under this article if the psychotherapist has reasonable cause to believe that the patient is in such mental or emotional condition as to…
- § 1025 There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding brought by or on behalf of the patient to establish his competence.
- § 1026 There is no privilege under this article as to information that the psychotherapist or the patient is required to report to a public employee or as to…
- § 1027 There is no privilege under this article if all of the following circumstances exist: (a) The patient is a child under the age of 16. (b) The psychotherapist…