White v. Illinois, No. 90-6113 (U.S. Supreme Court) (502 U.S. 346; 112 S.Ct. 736) (January 15, 1992) (Justice Rehnquist)
In this case the Court held that statements made by a patient for the purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment are an established exception to the hearsay rule because "a statement made in the course of procuring medical services, where the declarant knows that a false statement may cause misdiagnosis ...
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