For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Terms Used In California Government Code 15820.101

  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(b) “Medical Care Receiver” means the person appointed by the United States District Court in the case of Plata v. Schwarzenegger (No. C01-1351 TEH) to oversee management and operation of the state prison medical system.

(c) “Project” means the Central Health Services Building at San Quentin State Prison to provide medical, dental, and mental health treatment to inmates.

(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 245, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 2007.)