SECTIONS 51215-51218 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 51215-51218

51215. The agency shall make loans to finance the construction or
rehabilitation of congregate housing for the elderly in an aggregate
amount of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000). The loans shall be
made from the proceeds of bonds authorized pursuant to subdivision
(h) of Section 51350.

51216. An application by a housing sponsor for financing under this
article shall include a plan for the provision of direct services,
as defined by Section 50062.5, and for support services, as defined
by Section 50062.5. The plan shall be reviewed by the local Adult Day
Health Care Planning Council and the council shall provide written
comments on the plan. Those comments shall, among other things,
address the cost effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed
development in utilizing community resources and shall be included as
part of the application for financing.
The agency shall review the applications, including the comments
on the plan provided by the council, and shall grant priority for
financing to those applications which demonstrate maximum cost
effectiveness and efficiency in utilizing community resources, as
determined by the agency.

51217. The management of congregate housing for the elderly shall,
at the request of a majority of the residents, assist the residents
in establishing and maintaining a resident-oriented council. The
council shall be composed of residents of the congregate housing. The
council may, among other things, make recommendations to the
management of the congregate housing regarding services the residents
receive for the purpose of improving the quality of daily living in
the congregate housing.

51218. At the close of each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1988, the agency shall, as part of its annual
report required to be prepared pursuant to Section 51005, report on
its progress in implementing this article. The report shall contain a
discussion of the affirmative steps the agency has taken to ensure
that congregate housing for the elderly is developed. The report also
shall contain recommendations for legislation or other actions which
would assist the agency in implementing this article.