California Health and Safety Code

§ 1451

HSC § 1451 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 2 · Ch. 2.5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board shall not let the care, maintenance, or attendance of the indigent sick or dependent poor by contract to any person.

(b)The board may secure for the indigent sick, and other persons admissible to the county hospital, at an agreed rate, hospital service, or any portion thereof, from any public or private hospital, clinic, rest home, sanitarium, or other suitable facility, or from any corporation formed under Section 9201 of the Corporations Code or under Chapter 11A (commencing with Section 11491) of Part 2of Division 2 of the Insurance Code that operates in the state, in the following cases:

(1)Cases of unusual difficulty.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 356. Effective January 1, 2007.