(a)  “Community health center facilities,” as used in this article, means those licensed, nonprofit primary care clinics as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1204.

(b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (i) of Section 129050, any loan in the amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000) or less for a community health center facility pursuant to this chapter may be insured up to 95 percent of the total construction cost.

(c)  Community health center facilities applying for any loan insurance pursuant to this chapter, may use existing equity in buildings, equipment, and donated assets, including, but not limited to, land and receipts from expenses related to the capital outlay for the project, notwithstanding the date of occurrence to meet the equity requirements of this chapter. In determining the value of the equity in any donated property, the department may use the original purchase price or the current appraised value.

(d)  Any state plan referred to in Section 129020 developed by the department shall include a chapter identifying any impediments that preclude small facilities from utilizing the California Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Program. The state plan shall also include specific programmatic remedies to enable small projects to utilize the program if impediments are found.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 276. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)