California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1010.5

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 113. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.

A communication between a patient and an educational psychologist, licensed under Chapter 13.5 (commencing with Section 4989.10) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, shall be privileged to the same extent, and subject to the same limitations, as a communication between a patient and a psychotherapist described in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 1010.

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Cal. Evid. Code § 1010.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-8-privileges/chapter-4-particular-privileges/article-7-psychotherapist-patient-privilege/section-1010.5

Other sections in Article 7 - Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege

§ 1010§ 1010.5§ 1011§ 1012§ 1013§ 1014§ 1015§ 1016§ 1017§ 1018§ 1019§ 1020§ 1021§ 1022§ 1023§ 1024§ 1025§ 1026§ 1027

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