Welf. & Inst. Code, § 9290 · Chapter 3.6. Office of the Long-Term Care Patient Representative
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 9290
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The State of California, the California Department of Aging, local programs, and any employee or representative of the program shall not be held liable for civil damages on the account of any harm, injury, or death resulting from any act or omission by the state, department, program, or its employees or representatives in good faith performance of the duties and responsibilities under this chapter.
(b) All communications by employees or representatives of the State of California, the California Department of Aging, and local programs, if reasonably related to the duties and responsibilities under this chapter and done in good faith, shall be privileged, and that privilege shall serve as a defense to any action in libel or slander.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 21. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.
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