§ 16804.1

Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 200. Effective June 30, 1991.
(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.

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