Gov. Code, § 856.4 · Chapter 5. Medical, Hospital and Public Health Activities
Gov. Code, § 856.4
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Except as provided in Section 815.6, neither a public entity nor a public employee acting in the scope of his employment is liable for an injury resulting from the failure to admit a person to a public medical facility.
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History
Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.
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