As used in this chapter, “mental institution” means a state hospital for the care and treatment of persons with mental health disorders or intellectual disabilities, the California Rehabilitation Center referred to in Section 3300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or a county psychiatric hospital.
Cal. Gov. Code § 854.2
Medical, Hospital and Public Health Activities
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998 (301 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 141 Cal. App. 3d 1 - Foy v. Greenblott (1983)
Most recently applied in 155 Cal. App. 4th 289 - Lockhart v. County of Los Angeles (October 2007)
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 15
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.