{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-127400.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 127400.5","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(a) “Charity care” means free care.\n(b) “Discounted payment” or “discount payment” means any charge for care that is reduced but not free.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 107. HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION [127000. - 130079.]","PART 2. HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING [127280. - 127774.]","CHAPTER 2.5. Fair Pricing Policies  [127400. - 127471.]","ARTICLE 1. Hospital Fair Pricing Policies [127400. - 127446.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f1d80195133bce2fcef2d24246beb2b4070d787db205b9aec273cef507423a7b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-127400","next":"us-ca/hsc-127401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}