Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16804.1 · Part 4.6. LOCAL HEALTH CARE BUDGETING
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16804.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) No fee or charge shall be required of any person before a county renders medically necessary services to persons entitled to services pursuant to Section 17000.
(b) This section is declaratory of existing law and shall not be interpreted to effect a county’s authority to implement a reasonable sliding fee schedule based on ability to pay.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 200. Effective June 30, 1991.
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