§ 29607 County Indigent Patient Expenses

Government Code·California

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•If the county leaders say it's okay, the county will pay for medical care for poor people who can't afford it.
•This includes emergency care or longer treatments at local hospitals or state-run hospitals.
•The county will cover these costs as part of its responsibilities.

Example

A person with no money gets very sick and needs to go to the hospital for a few days.

If the county leaders have approved it, the county will pay for this person's hospital stay because they can't afford it themselves.

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§ 29607 County Indigent Patient Expenses

When authorized by the board of supervisors, expenses incurred by county authorities pursuant to Section 1451.5 of the Health and Safety Code or for temporary, emergency, or extended care or treatment of indigent patients of the county by local hospitals or any hospital maintained and operated by any county, the State, any state college, university, or other institution supported in whole or in part by taxation or exempted in whole or in part from taxation are county charges. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2167.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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treatment safety health medical emergency hospital port patient

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 29607.

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