The duties of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The committee shall assist the director of the department in formulating policy concerning financial analysis, management, operation, or construction, improvement, or expansion of health facilities, and shall, at the request of the director of the department, provide overall policy advice, guidance, and recommendations. The committee shall also provide the department with advice and comment on the state plan prepared pursuant to Section 129020.
(b) The committee shall also review and analyze the feasibility, level of financial risk, and community benefit assessments made by the department on applications submitted for approval. The committee shall recommend to the director whether an application should be approved and whether any conditions should be attached to that approval. Loans that are currently insured by the department and subsequently are refinanced to obtain a lower interest rate or emergency working capital loans insured pursuant to Section 129091 shall not require the review of the committee.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 271. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)