California § 1444. 1444. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1993.)

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§ 1444. — 1444. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1993.)

California § 1444.

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Code HSCHealth and Safety Code - HSC

Div. 2.DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS

Ch. 2.5.CHAPTER 2.5. County Medical Facilities

Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Administration

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The board of supervisors in each county or city and county, having a population of one million or more, may purchase ambulances, establish and maintain an ambulance service, and prescribe rules for the government and management thereof. In any county where such a service has been established, any person who has been injured in an accident or is ill and in need of immediate transportation to a hospital may be taken to any available hospital. If he is indigent and unable to pay for the service, the cost shall be a proper charge against the county. If he is not indigent, he shall reimburse the county for the cost of transportation, which shall be in accordance with a schedule to be adopted by the board, and in no case less than the actual cost.

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The board of supervisors in each county or city and county, having a population of one million or more, may purchase ambulances, establish and maintain an ambulance service, and prescribe rules for the government and management thereof. In any county where such a service has been established, any person who has been injured in an accident or is ill and in need of immediate transportation to a hospital may be taken to any available hospital. If he is indigent and unable to pay for the service, the cost shall be a proper charge against the county. If he is not indigent, he shall reimburse the county for the cost of transportation, which shall be in accordance with a schedule to be adopted by the board, and in no case less than the actual cost.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1993.

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§ 1444.

1444. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1993.)

§ 1444.6.

1444.6. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 928, Sec. 1.)

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