As a condition of the issuance of revenue bonds, whether by the authority or any local agency, to finance the construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing, or equipping of a health facility or the acquisition of a health facility, each participating health institution shall give reasonable assurance to the authority that the services of the health facility will be made available to all persons residing or employed in the area served by the facility.
For the purposes of this section and Sections 15459.1, 15459.2, 15459.3, and 15459.4, all of the following definitions apply:
(a) “Local agency” means any public district, public corporation, authority, agency, board, commission, county, city and county, city, school district, or any other public entity.
(b) “Revenue bond” means any bonds, warrants, notes, lease, or installment sale obligations evidenced by certificates of participation, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the authority or by a local agency payable from funds other than the proceeds of ad valorem taxes or the proceeds of assessments levied without limitation as to rate or amount by the local agency upon property in the local agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 330, Sec. 8. (AB 1394) Effective January 1, 2012.)