Legal Opinion
Cooke v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 22, 1989No. C003930PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIMS, J.
In this case we consider the level of dental care counties must furnish to indigent residents in order to comply with Welfare and Institutions Code sections 10000 and 17000. (Further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise noted.) We conclude petitioners must be provided with dental care sufficient to remedy substantial pain and infection. However, we shall deny petitioner’s request for writ relief, because the Butte County Board of Supervisors has recently adopted a resolution indicating its willingness to provide the requisite dental…
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