San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. 21 San Francisco Health Care

*Editor’s Note: Former Administrative Code Chapter 14 (“San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance”) was redesignated as Labor and Employment Code Article 21 by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, approved November 3, 2023, effective December 4, 2023, and operative January 4, 2024.

If any section, subsection, clause, phrase, or word of this Article is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Article. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed this Article and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, and word not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any other portion of this Article would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Added as Administrative Code Sec. 14.5 by Ord. 218-06, File No. 051919, App. 8/4/2006; amended by Ord. 99-14, File No. 140317, App. 6/26/2014, Eff. 7/26/2014; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)

Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied so as to create any power, duty or obligation in conflict with any Federal or State law. (Added as Administrative Code Sec. 14.6 by Ord. 218-06, File No. 051919, App. 8/4/2006; amended by Ord. 99-14, File No. 140317, App. 6/26/2014, Eff. 7/26/2014; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)

By this Article, the City is assuming an undertaking only to promote the general welfare and otherwise satisfy its obligations to provide health care under applicable law. This Article should in no way be construed as an expansion of the City’s existing obligations to provide health care under State and Federal law, and the City shall set all necessary criteria for enrollment consistent with its legal obligations. The City is not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers and employees, an obligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any Person who claims that such breach proximately caused injury. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the City shall assume no liability whatsoever. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any actions taken by a public officer or employee under the provisions of this Article shall not become a personal liability of any public officer or employee of the City. (Added as Administrative Code Sec. 14.7 by Ord. 218-06, File No. 051919, App. 8/4/2006; amended by Ord. 99-14, File No. 140317, App. 6/26/2014, Eff. 7/26/2014; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)

(Added as Administrative Code Sec. 14.8 by Ord. 218-06, File No. 051919, App. 8/4/2006; amended by Ord. 72-07, File No. 070354, App. 4/2/2007; repealed by Ord. 99-14, File No. 140317, App. 6/26/2014, Eff. 7/26/2014; redesignated in accordance with Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)