Division 8. Privileges

There is no Physician-Patient Privilege if communications are relevant to validity of a deed of conveyance, will, or other writing, executed by a now deceased patient, purporting to affect an interest in property.

A communication between a patient and an educational psychologist shall be privileged to the same extent, and subject to the same limitations, as a communication between a patient and a psychotherapist

Patient, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communications between patient and psychotherapist if the privilege is claimed by holder of privilege, person authorized by holder, psychotherapist.

A victim of domestic violence, whether or not a party to the action, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communications between the victim and a domestic violence counselor in any proceeding specified in Section 901 if the privilege is claimed by holder of privilege, person authorized by holder, or domestic violence counselor.

Client, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communications between client and lawyer if the privilege is claimed by holder of privilege, person authorized by holder, attorney.

The section defines "confidential communications between patient and physician."

Patient, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communications between patient and physician if the privilege is claimed by holder of privilege, person authorized by holder, physician.

There is no Physician-Patient Privilege in criminal proceedings.

There is no psychotherapist-patient privilege if the psychotherapist is appointed by the court to examine the patient, unless the psychotherapist is appointed upon request of the patient's lawyer to obtain information to advise the patient of whether or not to utilize a defense based on insanity or on his mental or emotional condition. There is no privilege if the psychotherapist is appointed by the Board of Prison Terms to examine the patient.

There is no psychotherapist-patient privilege in a proceeding conducted at the request of a criminal defendant to determine his sanity.