{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-854.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 854.2","heading":"","body":"As used in this chapter, “mental institution” means a state hospital for the care and treatment of persons with mental health disorders or intellectual disabilities, the California Rehabilitation Center referred to in Section 3300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or a county psychiatric hospital.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 3.6. CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES [810. - 998.3.]","PART 2. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES [814. - 895.8.]","CHAPTER 5. Medical, Hospital and Public Health Activities [854. - 856.6.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"e9434fa31fccb20d2875dd900c2c1ab7b2ebe0dfb59e390a3e1b91abc459159e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-854.1","next":"us-ca/gov-854.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}