California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 16947

WIC § 16947 Effective Jul 30, 1991Div. 9 · Part 4.7 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Any hospital which receives funds pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16930) shall, within 90 days of the receipt of those funds, cease all current and waive all future collection efforts, by itself and by its agents, to obtain any payment from the patient with respect to whom the services funded under this chapter were rendered.

(b)This section shall not be interpreted or applied so as to prevent the hospital from doing either of the following:

(1)Seeking demographic, financial, or other information necessary for the patient to qualify for Medi-Cal program benefits under Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 or for the reimbursement for services through any other third-party payer.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 278, Sec. 18.5. Effective July 30, 1991.