California Health and Safety Code

§ 116910

HSC § 116910 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 104 · Part 12 · Ch. 6

Statute text

(a)A covered water system shall not discontinue residential service for nonpayment if all of the following conditions are met:

(1)The customer, or a tenant of the customer, submits to the covered water system the certification of a primary care provider, as that term is defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 14088 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that discontinuation of residential service will be life threatening to, or pose a serious threat to the health and safety of, a resident of the premises where residential service is provided.

(2)The customer demonstrates that they are financially unable to pay for residential service within the covered water system’s normal billing cycle. The customer shall be deemed financially unable to pay for residential service within the covered water system’s normal billing cycle if any member of the customer’s household is a current recipient of CalWORKs, CalFresh, general assistance, Medi-Cal, Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment Program, or California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or the customer declares that the household’s annual income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 855, Sec. 6. (SB 3) Effective January 1, 2024.