Notwithstanding this article, any cause of action for injury or damage against a health care provider, as defined in Section 340.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, based on the health care provider’s alleged professional negligence, shall be governed by those laws which specifically apply to those professional negligence causes of action.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.2
Civil Actions for Abuse of Elderly or Dependent Adults
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 32 Cal. 4th 771 - Covenant Care, Inc. v. Superior Court (2004)
Most recently applied in 198 Cal. App. 4th 396 - Carter v. Prime Healthcare Paradise Valley LLC (August 2011)
Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 774, Sec. 3.
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