{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-993","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 993","heading":"","body":"As used in this article, “holder of the privilege” means:\n(a) The patient when he has no guardian or conservator.\n(b) A guardian or conservator of the patient when the patient has a guardian or conservator.\n(c) The personal representative of the patient if the patient is dead.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","ARTICLE 6. Physician-Patient Privilege [990. - 1007.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9c08107b5e4136e7ed6537b31e4dbc6c3f171135fb55c2ff1fc018c4bc3f068b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-992","next":"us-ca/evid-994"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}