Except for those persons who pay the established rates of charge in full, the economic status of all patients who seek admission to any of the treatment or custodial facilities where patients are charged will be determined as follows:
(a) Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder cases: In accordance with the State mandated "Uniform Method of Determining Ability to Pay" and California Health and Safety Code 11841."
(b) Prisoners: Those receiving out-patient care will be accepted as financially eligible. Those receiving in- patient care will be checked for applicable third-party coverage.
(c) All others: In accordance with the eligibility procedure used by the State's Medi-Cal Program, or as may otherwise be approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Ord. No. 8835 (N.S.), effective 11-6-97; amended by Ord. No. 9475 (N.S.), effective 7-18-02; amended by Ord. No. 9558 (N.S.), effective 6-20-03; amended by Ord. No. 10477 (N.S.), effective 5-25-17; amended by Ord. No. 10532 (N.S.), effective 5-24-18; amended by Ord. No. 10600 (N.S.), effective 5-30-19; amended by Ord. No. 10797 (N.S.), effective 7-14-22)