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PRINCE v. SUTTER HEALTH CENT.

No. C052530.

74 Cal.Rptr.3d 750 (2008)

161 Cal.App.4th 971

Melissa PRINCE et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SUTTER HEALTH CENTRAL et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeal of California, Third District.

April 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer, Steven J. Brewer, Oakland, and Monique G. Morales; Jeffrey L. Jacobs, Sacramento; and Daniel U. Smith, Kentfield, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Lanius & Associates, Patrick A. Lanius, El Dorado Hills; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Martin Stein and Barbara S. Perry, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.

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 (MCRA).

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...

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