Fuchino
Fuchino v. Edwards-Buckley
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Hoch, J.
*1131 Opinion
Appellant Beverly Carol Fuchino petitioned the superior court for a writ of mandamus to, among other things, compel Sacramento County to cover the cost of emergency ambulance services provided to her in Monterey County. She claimed that Sacramento County was required to pay for her out-of-county emergency ambulance services pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 17000. 1 The trial court denied this portion of her petition. We reverse.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The underlying facts are not in dispute. Fuchino is an indigent Sacramento County resident with severe diabetes. She enrolled in and has received medical care under the County Medically Indigent Services Program (CMISP), the program through which Sacramento County endeavors to fulfill its statutory obligations under the Welfare and Institutions Code. The medical care she has received under CMISP includes medication and a diet regimen. She has no copay requirement.
On April 21, 2007, Fuchino was in Monterey County, California, with her daughters to celebrate her 63d birthday. It was Fuchino’s first and only trip to Monterey County. She took her normal four insulin injections that day and watched her diet…