Cal. MVC § 1012.3
This is the official text of Cal. MVC § 1012.3, part of California’s Military and Veterans Code — covers the California National Guard and benefits for military veterans.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Official statutory text
(a) Members of a home, including members who are nonveteran spouses or domestic partners, shall pay fees as determined by the department to cover room and board and other expenses defined in regulations, except that the total of the individual member’s fees for any fiscal year shall not be greater than as set forth in the following schedule:
(1) Forty-seven and one-half percent of the member’s annual income for domiciliary care.
(2) Fifty-five percent of the member’s annual income for residential care for the elderly or assisted living.
(3) Sixty-five percent of the member’s annual income for intermediate care.
(4) Seventy percent of the member’s annual income for skilled nursing care.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a member of a home who is in intermediate care or skilled nursing care and has a disability that has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being 70 percent or more service-connected, as determined under Part 4 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations and whose related payments made under Section 51.41 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations are considered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as payment in full for the member’s care.
(c) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to penalties for late fee payment.
(d) Failure to pay the required fees may be cause for the administrator to refer the member to collections or dismiss the member from the home.
(1) Forty-seven and one-half percent of the member’s annual income for domiciliary care.
(2) Fifty-five percent of the member’s annual income for residential care for the elderly or assisted living.
(3) Sixty-five percent of the member’s annual income for intermediate care.
(4) Seventy percent of the member’s annual income for skilled nursing care.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a member of a home who is in intermediate care or skilled nursing care and has a disability that has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being 70 percent or more service-connected, as determined under Part 4 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations and whose related payments made under Section 51.41 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations are considered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as payment in full for the member’s care.
(c) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to penalties for late fee payment.
(d) Failure to pay the required fees may be cause for the administrator to refer the member to collections or dismiss the member from the home.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in California?
Find a California lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.