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2011 South Dakota Code
Title 19 EVIDENCE
Chapter 13. Privileges
§19-13-7 (Rule 503(b)) Patient's privilege on confidential communications with physician or psychotherapist.
SD Codified L § 19-13-7 (through 2011) What's This?
19-13-7. (Rule 503(b)) Patient's privilege on confidential communications with physician or psychotherapist. A patient has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications made for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment of his physical, mental, or emotional condition, including alcohol or drug addiction, among himself, physician, or psychotherapist, and persons who are participating in the diagnosis or treatment under the direction of the physician or psychotherapist, including members of the patient's family.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 499, subdiv 3; CL 1887, § 5313, subdiv 3; RCCivP 1903, § 538, subdiv 3; RC 1919, § 2730 (3); SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0101 (3); SDCL, § 19-2-3; SL 1974, ch 160; SL 1976, ch 235, § 47; SDCL Supp, § 19-2-3.1; Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 503 (b).
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