§ 2817. Community health centers capital program. 1. Definitions. As\nused in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Community health center" means a not-for-profit corporation that\nis licensed under this article as a diagnostic and treatment center,\nwhich license is valid and in full force and effect, and that provides a\ncomprehensive range of primary health care services in one or more\nfreestanding sites, or a not-for-profit corporation that has applied for\nlicensure under this article as a diagnostic and treatment center and\nthat intends to provide a comprehensive range of primary health care\nservices in one or more freestanding sites.\n (b) "Program" means the community health centers program authorized by\nthis section.\n (c) "Program funds" means state funds available for the purposes of\nthis section.\n (d) "Matching funds" means any funds other than state funds (whether\nderived from non-governmental or federal or local governmental sources),\nwhich are available for the purposes of this section.\n (e) "Community health center project" or "project" means the\nconstruction, reconstruction, renovation, rehabilitation, refurbishing,\nexpansion, upgrading, or equipping of a community health center under\nthis section.\n 2. Agreements. The commissioner is authorized to make funds available\nfor community health center projects. The commissioner shall contract\nwith one or more not-for-profit administrators, each of which shall be a\nnot-for-profit corporation having demonstrated interest, expertise and\nexperience in the development and financing of primary care and\npreventive services in low income communities. The not-for-profit\nadministrator shall award program funds and available matching funds to,\nor for the benefit of, community health centers which apply for such\nfunds in accordance with this section. The commissioner and the\nnot-for-profit administrator shall enter into an agreement for the\npurpose of administering the program and matching funds. Such agreement\nshall provide, without limitation, for the following:\n (a) the receipt, management and expenditure of program funds and\nmatching funds;\n (b) the solicitation of capital proposals to be submitted by or on\nbehalf of community health centers;\n (c) the solicitation of matching funds;\n (d) the process by which the capital proposals are reviewed, evaluated\nand funded; and\n (e) the reasonable expenses of the not-for-profit administrator\nincurred in the establishment and administration of this program,\nincluding retention of professionals and consultants.\n 3. Matching funds. (a) To leverage the benefit of program funds\navailable pursuant to this section for community health center projects,\neach allocation of program funds awarded to, or for the benefit of, a\ncommunity health center shall be matched by an equal or greater amount\nof matching funds and shall be conditioned on the availability of such\nmatching funds for the community health center project.\n (b) Matching funds shall be deemed available for the purposes of this\nsection when the funds are deposited with the not-for-profit\nadministrator, or are irrevocably committed for the community health\ncenter project pursuant to a valid, binding and enforceable contract,\nenforceable by the not-for-profit administrator for the benefit of the\ncommunity health center project.\n (c) Matching funds may be obtained by the not-for-profit administrator\nor may be otherwise provided for a particular community health center\nproject. In each such circumstance, or combination thereof, the\nrequirements of paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall apply.\n 4. Community health center projects. (a) An application to the\nnot-for-profit administrator may be submitted by or on behalf of a\ncommunity health center which meets the criteria for receiving funds set\nforth in this section.\n (b) The applica
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