129550-129590

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 129550-129590




129550.  As used in this article, "public agency" means cities,
counties, and local hospital districts.



129555.  "Public agency" also means any corporation, no part of the
net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit
of any private shareholder or individual, who is authorized to
construct and operate a hospital.


129560.  The office shall administer this article, and shall make
regulations as may be necessary to carry out its provisions.



129565.  From any state moneys made available to it for that
purpose, the department shall provide assistance pursuant to this
article for the construction of hospitals to public agencies that
apply therefor, if the public agencies are eligible for assistance
under this article and apply for and accept assistance upon the
conditions specified in this article.



129570.  A public agency is eligible for state assistance under this
article only if it qualifies for and receives assistance from the
United States Government under the federal act.



129575.  Any public agency that applies for or accepts state
assistance for any hospital under this article does so on condition
that the hospital for which such assistance is requested and
accepted, at all times during which it is operated, (a) shall be
qualified for a license under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section
1400) of Division 2 of this code (whether or not Chapter 2 is
otherwise applicable to the hospital), and be subject to inspection
under Chapter 2 to the same extent as are other hospitals to which
Chapter 2 applies; or shall be qualified for a license under Part 2
(commencing with Section 5699) of Division 5 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code (whether or not Division 5 is otherwise applicable
to the hospital), and be subject to inspection under Division 5 to
the same extent as are other hospitals to which Division 5 applies;
and (b) shall not restrict patients to those unable to pay for their
care.


129580.  The amount of state assistance that shall be provided to
any public agency for any hospital under this article shall be a sum
equal to the assistance received by the agency for its project under
the federal act, but in no event shall the amount of the state
assistance exceed one-third of the cost of construction of the
project.



129585.  Application for state assistance under this article shall
be made to the office, in the manner and form prescribed by the
office. The office shall prescribe the time and manner of payment of
state assistance, if granted.


129590.  Funds utilized for community mental health center purposes
shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the intent of Section
9000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and priority shall be given
to the establishment or enlargement of clinical service facilities
in general hospitals that are a part of a project proposal that
provides a comprehensive service.