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HomeWelfare and Institutions CodeDiv. 9Pt. 4.7Ch. 5Art. 2§ 16943 Hospital Uncompensated Services Funding

§ 16943 Hospital Uncompensated Services Funding

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§ 16943 Hospital Uncompensated Services Funding

Key Takeaways

  • •In 1989-90, 59.5% of certain funds went to hospitals that help people who can't pay.
  • •Starting in 1990-91, the state figures out how much of the total money comes from a special hospital fund.
  • •Each county gets a minimum amount of money just for hospitals that help people who can't pay.
  • •Extra money is added every year to help hospitals, especially in counties without their own hospital.

Example

A small county has no county hospital, but it has a private hospital that helps people who can't pay.

The state makes sure this county gets extra money to help that hospital. The amount is calculated based on how much other counties get and how much total money is available.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 16943 Hospital Uncompensated Services Funding

(a) Of those allocations made pursuant to Section 16941 for the 1989–90 fiscal year, 59.5 percent shall be used to support uncompensated services provided by county and noncounty hospitals. (b) For allocations under Section 16941 for the 1990–91 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall establish that percentage of the total fiscal year appropriation to the CHIP Account which derives from the Hospital Services Account of the fund. (c) The percentages established in subdivisions (a) and (b), when applied to the amount of each MISP county’s annual allocation pursuant to Section 16941, constitute the minimum amount of the allocation which is reserved for payment or support of uncompensated services provided by hospitals licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code. (d) The amount of funds calculated in subdivision (c) shall be referred to as the hospital services funding portion of each county’s allocation made pursuant to Section 16941. (e) (1) For purposes of calculating county and noncounty hospital allocations pursuant to this article for the 1991–92 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) shall be added proportionately to each county’s hospital services funding allocation calculated in subdivision (c). (2) The amount added pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be distributed within each county’s allocation according to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 16946. (f) (1) For purposes of calculating county and hospital allocations pursuant to this article for the 1991–92 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of one million six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,650,000) shall be added proportionately to the allocations calculated in subdivision (c) for each county with no county hospital. (2) The share for each county with no county hospital of the amount specified in paragraph (1) shall be determined by dividing the county’s allocation calculated pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (e) by the total of all allocations for counties with no county hospital times the sum of one million six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,650,000). (3) The amounts added pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be divided into two equal amounts. (A) The first amount shall be allocated to each eligible noncounty hospital within a county pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946. (B) The second amount shall be distributed to eligible hospitals pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946. (4) In future fiscal years, the amount specified in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted proportionately to reflect any augmentation or reduction in funding available for this article pursuant to Section 43 of Chapter 278 of the Statutes of 1991. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1170, Sec. 27. Effective October 14, 1991.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

allocationporthospitalsafetypatienthealthlicensemedical

Related Statutes

  • § 4656 Physician Referral To Regional Centers
  • § 14166.6 Public Hospital Medicaid Funding
  • § 17700 Foster Care Placement Standards
  • § 4646.4 Regional Center Service Compliance
  • § 4648.1 Service Provider Monitoring Access

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 16943.
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