District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-583 — Physicians, psychiatrists, qualified psychologists, and qualified nurse practitioners as witnesses.
District of Columbia § 21-583
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Ch. 5Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
Subch. VIMiscellaneous Provisions.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 21-583 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 760, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 11(a)(19), 30 DCR 5778
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 21-583, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/21-583.