(a) A disproportionate share hospital that qualifies under Section 14085.5 that has submitted final plans for an eligible capital project in accordance with subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 14085.5 may submit substitute final plans and shall qualify for supplemental reimbursement under Section 14085.5 for the revised capital project as described in the substitute final plans if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The substituted capital project continues to meet the requirements for eligible projects as specified in Section 14085.5.

(2) The hospital provides written notification to the department of the status of the project on or before January 1 of each year commencing January 1, 1999. This notification shall, at a minimum, include a narrative description of the project, identification of medical services to be provided, documentation substantiating service needs, projected construction timeframes, and total estimated revised capital project costs.

(3) The substitute final plans are submitted to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development prior to June 30, 1995, or, where debt was issued prior to July 1, 1996, for the capital project for which the plans were originally submitted, the substitute final plans are submitted to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development prior to December 31, 2000.

(b) The revised capital project may provide for any one or more of the following:

(1) A reduction in size and scope of the original project plan.

(2) Tenant interior improvements for the entire building not specified in the original project plan.

(3) Modifications to the foundation, structural frame, and building exterior shell, commonly known as the shell and core.

(4) Modifications necessary to comply with current seismic safety standards.

(c) The supplemental reimbursement under Section 14085.5 for the revised capital project shall be no greater than the supplemental reimbursement for the original capital project as evidenced by the architects’ and engineers’ certified cost estimate of the original plan submission and the substitute plan submission.

(d) (1) A project, if eligible under the criteria set forth in this section and Section 14085.5, shall commence construction on or before January 1, 2002.

(2) In addition, the project shall be licensed for operation and available for occupancy on or before January 1, 2009.

(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 723, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)