Welfare and Institutions Code section 14107.3
(1)
To collect payments due under a contractual or legal entitlement pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 14000; or(2)
To bill a long-term care patient or representative for the amount of the patient’s share of the cost; or(3)
As provided under Section 14019.3, is punishable upon a first conviction by imprisonment in the county jail for not longer than one year or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both such imprisonment and fine. A second or subsequent conviction shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.
Source:
Section 14107.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=14107.3.
(accessed Apr. 24, 2025).