snacks, directions and sent him packing to a city where he knew no one, 560 miles away. his doctors in nevada, he says he never heard from them again. did you feel like you were the first person they had done this with? are you kidding? i think it s a fairly common practice. reporter: it s called greyhound therapy. bus patients out of your state. bus tickets cost just $85.50. far cheaper than treating him. this is the city attorney. it s been urban legend that this kind of conduct was occurring, but this is the first instance i am aware of where we have been able to document a state-supported practice that was not only encouraged, but facilitated by state actors.
he never heard from them again. did you feel like you were the first person they had done this with? are you kidding? i think it s a fairly common practice. reporter: it s called greyhound therapy. bus patients out of your state. bus tickets cost just $85.50. far cheaper than treating him. this is the city attorney. it s been urban legend that this kind of conduct was occurring, but this is the first instance i am aware of where we have been able to document a state-supported practice that was not only encouraged, but facilitated by state actors. reporter: the city attorney estimates 1500 patients were bussed out of this hospital in nevada. 500 came here to the state of california. san francisco s cost? $500,000 and counting.