Welfare and Institutions Code § 15376

15376.

Participants shall be charged on a sliding-fee scale basis which is reasonably related to ability to pay. An effort shall be made by the projects to give priority to low-income elderly persons. The department shall develop guidelines regarding the fees for service. The department shall make every effort to obtain necessary waivers for use of Medicare and Medicaid funds for services offered by the projects. The purposes of obtaining such waivers is to provide for the type of care specified in Sections 15350 and 15351, in addition to and not in lieu of any existing benefits currently available under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.