California Welfare and Institutions Code 4431 – Charges made by the department for the care and treatment of each …
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Charges made by the department for the care and treatment of each patient in a facility maintained by the department shall not exceed the actual cost thereof as determined by the director in accordance with standard accounting practices. The director is not prohibited from including the amount of expenditures for capital outlay or the interest thereon, or both, in his determination of actual cost.
As used in this section, the terms “care” and “care and treatment” include care, treatment, support, maintenance, and other services rendered by the department to a patient in the state hospital or other facility maintained by or under the jurisdiction of the department.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 4431
- Department: means the State Department of Developmental Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4401
- Director: means the Director of Developmental Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4401
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State hospital: means any hospital specified in Section 4440. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4401
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)