# Community Health Centers of the Central Coast Inc

Health center organization in Arroyo Grande, CA. The federal rule for health centers.

Community Health Centers of the Central Coast Inc charges a lower, sliding fee based on income to patients whose household has a yearly income up to $31,920 for 1 person, $43,280 for 2, $54,640 for 3, $66,000 for 4, $77,360 for 5 or $88,720 for 6. Federal health center rules require this sliding fee at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Ask the front desk for the sliding fee application.

The hospital makes the final decision.

| Household size | Free care if yearly income is up to | Discount if yearly income is up to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | not found | $31,920 |
| 2 | not found | $43,280 |
| 3 | not found | $54,640 |
| 4 | not found | $66,000 |
| 5 | not found | $77,360 |
| 6 | not found | $88,720 |

Dollar amounts use the 2026 federal poverty guidelines.

## How to apply

- Call (805) 929-3211 and ask for financial assistance.
- [Health center website](https://www.chccc.org)

## Sites

- Community Health Centers - Arroyo Grande, 1205 E Grand Ave, #H, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, (805) 929-3211
- Community Health Centers Arroyo Grande, 260 Station Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, (805) 929-3211
- Doctors Office/Fair Oaks Community Health Centers, 1057 E Grand Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, (805) 481-7220
- Community Health Centers Atascadero, 7512 Morro Rd, #7516, Atascadero, CA 93422, (805) 792-1400
- Community Health Centers Cambria, 1276 Tamsen St, Cambria, CA 93428, (805) 927-5292
- Community Health Centers Guadalupe, 4723 W Main St, Suite H, Guadalupe, CA 93434, (805) 343-5577
- Community Health Centers Lompoc, 1300 W Ocean Ave, Lompoc, CA 93436, (805) 737-1169
- Community Health Centers Los Alamos, 490 Bell St, Los Alamos, CA 93440, (805) 929-3211
- Community Health Centers - New Cuyama, 4711 Highway 166, New Cuyama, CA 93254, (805) 929-3211
- Nipomo Community Medical Center, 150 Tejas Pl, Nipomo, CA 93444, (805) 929-3211
- Community Health Centers - del Mar, 2120 Cienaga St, Oceano, CA 93445, (805) 929-3211
- Community Health Centers Los Robles, 2800 Riverside Ave, Suite 101, Paso Robles, CA 93446, (805) 238-7250
- Community Health Centers - Prado, 40 Prado Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, (805) 929-3211
- Community Health Centers Casa, 77 Casa St, Suite 201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405, (805) 269-1571
- Community Health Centers San Luis Obispo II, 1551 Bishop St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, (805) 269-1350
- Community Health Centers Womens Health, 1551 Bishop St, Ste 240, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, (805) 549-0402
- Community Health Centers - San Miguel, 1385 Mission St, San Miguel, CA 93451, (805) 467-2344
- Community Health Centers - Advanced Primary Care, 1510 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA 93454, (805) 929-3211
- Community Health Centers - Santa Maria II, 1835 N Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454, (805) 345-3701
- Community Health Centers Arbor, 1418 E Main St, #210, Santa Maria, CA 93454, (805) 928-3678
- Community Health Centers Broadway Dental, 210 N Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454, (805) 929-3211
- Community Health Centers Coastal Dental, 1304 S Miller St, Santa Maria, CA 93454, (805) 352-1188
- Community Health Centers Palisade Primary Care, 210 S Palisade Dr, Suite 202 A, Santa Maria, CA 93454, (805) 361-8400
- Community Health Centers Santa Maria, 2801 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria, CA 93455, (805) 934-5400
- Community Health Centers Santa Maria Women's Health A, 116 S Palisade Dr, Suite 301, Santa Maria, CA 93454, (805) 934-5402
- Community Health Centers Santa Maria Women's Health B, 116 S Palisade Dr, Suite 306, Santa Maria, CA 93454, (805) 934-5402
- Community Health Centers del Valle, 430 S Blosser Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93458, (805) 346-3914
- Chc - Templeton Women's Health, 292 Posada Ln, Ste A, Templeton, CA 93465, (805) 542-6701
- Community Health Centers Templeton, 1330 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton, CA 93465, (805) 929-3211

## State program in California

### Hospital Fair Pricing Act (Health and Safety Code 127400 et seq.)

Every licensed general acute care, acute psychiatric, and special hospital in California must have a charity care policy and a discount payment policy. A patient can ask for help if they are uninsured (self-pay) or have high medical costs, and their family income is not more than 400% of the federal poverty level. Hospitals may choose to help people with higher incomes. With a discount, the bill is capped at about what Medicare or Medi-Cal would pay, whichever is greater. You can apply at any time, even after a bill goes to collections. Immigration status does not affect eligibility.

Income levels in the program are discount up to 400% of poverty level.

Applies to each licensed general acute care hospital, acute psychiatric hospital, and special hospital in California.

How to apply. Apply to the hospital's financial assistance office. Each hospital's policies and applications are posted on its website and on HCAI's Hospital Fair Pricing Policy Lookup (https://hcai.ca.gov/affordability/hospital-fair-billing-program/hospital-fair-pricing-policy-lookup/).

> Is a self-pay patient OR a patient with high medical costs; AND Patient's family income is not more than 400 percent of the federal poverty

Source https://hcai.ca.gov/affordability/hospital-fair-billing-program/hospital-bill-complaint-program/frequently-asked-questions/, checked 2026-11-10

### Hospital Bill Complaint Program (HCAI)

A free state program at HCAI. If a hospital wrongly denied you financial assistance, did not tell you about its programs, or sent you to collections the wrong way, you can file a complaint online (English and Spanish) or by mail (many languages). You must have applied to the hospital first for HCAI to review an eligibility decision. If HCAI finds you paid too much, the hospital must refund you within 30 days. It covers problems on or after January 1, 2022. It does not handle general billing disputes, price transparency, Good Faith Estimates, or bills from emergency room doctors.

Applies to complaints about any hospital covered by the Hospital Fair Pricing Act.

How to apply. File online through the Patient Complaint Portal (https://hcai.ca.gov/affordability/hospital-fair-billing-program/hospital-bill-complaint-program/should-i-file-a-complaint/) or mail the Patient Complaint Form to Department of Health Care Access and Information, Hospital Bill Complaint Program, 2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 1101, Sacramento, CA 95833.

> If you believe you were wrongly denied financial assistance, you may file a complaint with the Hospital Bill Complaint Program.

Source https://hcai.ca.gov/affordability/hospital-fair-billing-program/hospital-bill-complaint-program/, checked 2026-11-10

### Emergency physician discount rule

Most hospital policies cover only the hospital's own bill. Emergency room doctors often bill separately. California law also requires an emergency physician to give discounts to uninsured patients and patients with high medical costs whose family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. Ask the doctor group's billing office for its discount policy. HCAI's complaint program does not handle emergency doctor bills.

Income levels in the program are discount up to 400% of poverty level.

Applies to emergency physicians who provide emergency medical services in a California hospital that provides emergency care.

How to apply. Ask the emergency physician group named on the bill for its discount payment policy.

> an emergency physician who provides emergency medical services in a hospital that provides emergency care is also required by law to provide discounted care

Source https://api.hdc.hcai.ca.gov/Public/Extract/Attachment?id=c7bdd7eb-bcc0-4a84-bcab-a21b5e578d9c, checked 2026-11-10

### LA County Health Services Ability to Pay (ATP) Program

The financial assistance program for LA County residents at LA County's own hospitals and clinics (LA General, Harbor-UCLA, Olive View-UCLA, Rancho Los Amigos, and county health centers). Care is free at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Above 200% there is no income cap, and you pay a set amount on a sliding scale, one amount per month for outpatient and ER care and one amount per inpatient stay. Uninsured, underinsured, and insured patients with high costs can apply. Assets are not counted. You can apply in person or by phone, and you can apply for past bills with no time limit. The approval lasts one year. People who live outside LA County can use the Discount Payment Program (up to 400% of poverty level).

Income levels in the program are free up to 200% of poverty level.

Applies to LA County Department of Health Services facilities only; LA County residents (out-of-county patients use the Discount Payment Program). It does not apply to for-profit hospitals.

How to apply. Call 844-804-0055, option 6, or visit a Patient Financial Services office at any LA County Health Services location.

> It is no cost (free) for patients with income at or under 200% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and a reduced cost, sliding scale for those

Source https://dhs.lacounty.gov/patient-information/get-coverage/financial-services/, checked 2026-11-10

## Sources

No source yet beyond the federal rule. The hospital's own policy is the final word.

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