California CodesCivil Code - CIVDivision 3 — ObligationsPart 1 — Obligations in GeneralTitle 4 — Extinction of ObligationsChapter 6 — ReleaseSection 1542.1

Notwithstanding Section 1542, a provider of health care, as defined in Section 56.05, or its officers, employees, agents, or subcontractors, shall release the state and its officers, employees, and agents, from any claim arising from the defense of the provider of health care by the Attorney General, or other legal counsel provided by the state pursuant to Section 12511.5 of the Government Code.

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Requires a health care provider, and its officers, employees, agents, or subcontractors, to release the state and its officers, employees, and agents from claims arising from the provider’s defense by the Attorney General or other state-provided counsel under the specified Government Code provision, notwithstanding the general-release rule.

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