(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.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 200. Effective June 30, 1991.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018