Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16801

The following definitions shall govern the construction of this part, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “County health services” means public health services, outpatient health services, and inpatient health services provided directly by a local jurisdiction or financed or purchased by a local jurisdiction through grants, contracts, or agreements but shall not include mental health services, alcohol and drug abuse services, and services which were provided in fiscal year 1977–78 but were not part of the reported net county costs for fiscal year 1977–78.

(b) “Net county costs for health services” means expenditures for county health services, less revenues received for county health services.

(c) “City health services” means public health services, outpatient health services, and inpatient health services provided directly by the city or financed or purchased by the city through grants, contracts, or agreements, but shall not include mental health services, alcohol and drug abuse services, and services which were not provided in the 1977–78 fiscal year but were not part of the reported net county costs for the 1977–78 fiscal year.

(d) “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.

(e) “Net city costs for health services” means expenditures for city health services, less revenues received for city health services.

(f) “Program account” means the County Medical Services Program Account in the County Health Services Fund.

(g) “Reserve account” means the County Medical Services Program Reserve Account in the County Health Services Fund.