DIVISION 7. MENTAL INSTITUTIONS 7100-7700›CHAPTER 2. State Hospitals for the Mentally Disordered 7200-7375›ARTICLE 7. Leave of Absence, Discharge, and Restoration to Capacity of Persons Other Than the Mentally Disordered Criminals 7350-7362
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California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The State Department of State Hospitals shall pay the premium for third-party health coverage for Medicare beneficiaries who are patients at state hospitals under the jurisdiction of the State Department of State Hospitals. The department shall, when a mental health state hospital patient’s coverage would lapse due to lack of sufficient income or financial resources, or any other reason, continue the health coverage by paying the costs of continuation or group coverage pursuant to federal law or converting from a group to an individual plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 193. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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