{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-583","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-583","heading":"Physicians, psychiatrists, qualified psychologists, and qualified nurse practitioners as witnesses.","body":"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.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.","Subchapter VI. Miscellaneous Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-583","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6d565cf1f8bfae0437b455e70c7f4ab56a78f301ceb0056c5c00a098c260d662","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-582","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-584"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}