The Director of Public Health shall bill every person legally obligated to pay for institutional service rendered, and the San Francisco Fire Department shall bill every person legally obligated to pay for prehospital emergency medical services provided by Fire Department personnel, on the basis of the rates to be established as provided in Section 128 and 128.1 hereof, and to the extent of his ability to pay, in whole or in part, either directly or through relatives legally obligated to pay in whole or in part, as determined under Sections 116 to 122, inclusive, hereof.
Billing to patients at the Institutions may consist of a direct charge against the patient's Home Trust Fund Account or Patient's Account in the amount established by his ability to pay as provided in Section 119.
Such billing shall include costs and fees application under the provisions of Section 5201 of the Welfare and Institutions Code of the State of California relative to proceedings and medical examiners' fees for the mentally ill.
(Added by Ord. 75-66, App. 4/11/66; amended by Ord. 106-03, File No. 030624, App. 5/23/2003)