(a) As a prerequisite for state aid, local governmental units and voluntary agencies shall establish fee or payment schedules for clinical services and may establish fee or payment schedules for other services reflecting costs of services, pursuant to regulations of the commissioner. (b) Fees charged or payments requested shall take into account costs and ability to pay, considering resources available from private and public health insurance and medical aid programs. (c) No person shall be denied services for the mentally disabled because of inability to pay. (d) Every effort shall be made to assure that the process of fee establishment and collection does not interfere with the therapeutic program.
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