Legal Opinion
Prince v. Sutter Health Central
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 2008No. C052530PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRISON, J.
We hold that an unlicensed social worker, registered with the appropriate agency and working toward licensure, is a “health care provider” rendering “professional services” under the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 (MICRA).
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are the widow and daughters of decedent James Prince, who killed himself after his release from a medical facility. They sued two sets of defendants for improperly releasing decedent. Decedent had health coverage with the first group (Kaiser). Kaiser subcontracted mental health services to Sutter Health Central, which…
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