§ 993 Patient Privilege Holder Definition

• •The 'holder of the privilege' is usually the patient themselves if they don't have a guardian or conservator.
• •If the patient has a guardian or conservator, then that person is the 'holder of the privilege'.
• •If the patient has passed away, the 'holder of the privilege' is the person in charge of their estate.

A person gets sick and goes to the hospital. They don't have a guardian or conservator.

In this case, the sick person is the 'holder of the privilege' because they don't have a guardian or conservator.