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D.C. Code § 21-583: Physicians, psychiatrists, qualified psychologists, and qualified nurse practitioners as witnesses.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
- Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
- Subchapter VI. Miscellaneous Provisions.
A physician, psychiatrist, qualified psychologist, or qualified nurse practitioner making application or conducting an examination under this chapter is a competent and compellable witness at any trial, hearing or other proceeding conducted pursuant to this chapter and the physician- or psychologist-patient privilege is not applicable.
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