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3741 Since only a natural person can be licensed to practice medicine, a medical group does not qualify as a health care provider to which the cap, or maximum, for noneconomic damages established by the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) applies; a medical group being held vicariously liable under respondeat superior for the torts of licensed physicians in its employ may raise any defenses that would be available to the employees, including the MICRA cap on noneconomic damages.
LATHROP v HEALTHCARE PARTNERS (Medical Group MICRA) 114 CA4 1412 [See: CivC 3333.2; B&PC 2032; Gardner v American Brake 24 C2 686]
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