Welfare and Institutions Code section 16804.1

(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. (updated Jun. 30, 1991; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_16804.1

Original Source: Section 16804.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=16804.1. (last accessed May 12, 2025).