Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4742.1 · Chapter 7.5. Residential Care Facility Appeals Procedures
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4742.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A statement made by a regional center representative when discharging his or her obligation to monitor the provision of services and supports pursuant to this division shall be a privileged communication, subject to subdivision (b).
(b) A statement shall not be privileged pursuant to subdivision (a) if a party to a judicial action demonstrates that the regional center representative made the disputed statement with knowledge of its falsity or with reckless disregard for the truth.
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History
Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1043, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1999.
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