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.
Cal. Evid. Code § 991
Physician-Patient Privilege
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 261 Cal. App. 2d 282 - Carlton v. Superior Court (1968)
Most recently applied in Kizer v. Sulnick (June 1988)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.