The insurance authorized by this part may be provided by:
(a) Self-insurance, which may be, but is not required to be, funded by appropriations to establish or maintain reserves for self-insurance purposes.
(b) Insurance in any insurer authorized to transact such insurance in this state.
(c) Insurance secured in accordance with Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760) of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code.
(d) Participation by a hospital district and its medical staff in a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange as provided in Section 1284 of the Insurance Code.
(e) Any combination of insurance authorized by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d).
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 904.)