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.

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

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Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1010.5

  • patient: means a person who consults a psychotherapist or submits to an examination by a psychotherapist for the purpose of securing a diagnosis or preventive, palliative, or curative treatment of his mental or emotional condition or who submits to an examination of his mental or emotional condition for the purpose of scientific research on mental or emotional problems. See California Evidence Code 1011
  • psychotherapist: means a person who is, or is reasonably believed by the patient to be:

    California Evidence Code 1010

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