(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.
Source:
Section 16804.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=16804.1..