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California Evidence Code Section 1156.1

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(a) A committee established in compliance with Sections
4070 and 5624 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may engage in
research and medical or psychiatric study for the purpose of reducing
morbidity or mortality, and may make findings and recommendations to
the county and state relating to such purpose.  Except as provided
in subdivision (b), the written records of interviews, reports,
statements, or memoranda of such committees relating to such medical
or psychiatric studies are subject to Title 4 (commencing with
Section 2016.010) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure but,
subject to subdivisions (c) and (d), shall not be admitted as
evidence in any action or before any administrative body, agency, or
person.
   (b) The disclosure, with or without the consent of the patient, of
information concerning him or her to such committee does not make
unprivileged any information that would otherwise be privileged under
Section 994 or 1014.  However, notwithstanding Sections 994 and
1014, such information is subject to discovery under subdivision (a)
except that the identity of any patient may not be discovered under
subdivision (a) unless the patient consents to such disclosure.
   (c) This section does not affect the admissibility in evidence of
the original medical or psychiatric records of any patient.
   (d) This section does not exclude evidence which is relevant
evidence in a criminal action.

Last modified: January 12, 2009