What is the applicable statute of limitations for an action brought by a person deemed to be insane?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Diamantides-Abel v. Long Beach Mem'l Med. Ctr., B246535 (Cal. App. 2014):

6. Code of Civil Procedure section 352, subdivision (a), provides that the applicable statute of limitations is tolled if a cause of action accrues when the person entitled to bring the action is "insane," defined as "'incapable of caring for his [or her] property or transacting business or understanding the nature or effects of his [or her] acts . . . .'" (Alcott Rehabilitation Hospital v. Superior Court (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 94, 101.)

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