Does section 1161a(b) of the California Civil Code have to be interpreted as a "state of emergency" for the purpose of providing emergency medical care for vulnerable children?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Dr. Leevil, LLC v. Westlake Health Care Ctr., S241324 (Cal. 2018):

That reading, moreover, is confirmed by consideration of the broader context in which section 1161a(b) was enacted. (See, e.g., People v. Woodhead (1987) 43 Cal.3d 1002, 1008 ["When the [statutory] language is susceptible of more than one reasonable interpretation, . . . we look to a variety of extrinsic aids, including the ostensible objects to be achieved, the evils to be remedied, the legislative history, public policy,

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