The department shall implement the loan insurance program for the construction, improvement, and expansion of public and nonprofit corporation health facilities so that, in conjunction with all other existing facilities, the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate health facility services will be available to all the people of the state.
Every odd-numbered year the department shall develop a state plan for use under this chapter. The plan shall include an overview of the changes in the health care industry, an overview of the financial status of the fund and the loan insurance program implemented by the department, a statement of the guiding principles of the loan insurance program, an evaluation of the program’s success in meeting its mission as outlined in Section 129005, a discussion of administrative, procedural, or statutory changes that may be needed to improve management of program risks or to ensure the program effectively addresses the health needs of Californians, and the priority needs to be addressed by the loan insurance program.
The health facility construction loan insurance program shall provide for health facility distribution throughout the state in a manner that will make all types of health facility services reasonably accessible to all persons in the state according to the state plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 226. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)