A Community Mental Health Service in the City and County shall be administered by the Director of Public Health for the City and County, pursuant to the provisions of Division 8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code of the State (the Short-Doyle Act) and Chapter 15 of the San Francisco Administrative Code. The Department of Public Health is hereby authorized and directed to establish and maintain psychiatric services wherever necessary and feasible, in accordance with this Section. Such services may be established and maintained whether they are reimbursable under the Short-Doyle Act or not.
Patients shall be charged in whole or in part for services and treatment given them as provided in this Section and in accordance with their ability to pay as determined by the Director of Public Health after investigation. Maximum charges shall be as proposed by the Chief Administrative Officer, concurred in by the controller, and adopted in a resolution by the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Ord. 75-66, App. 4/11/66)