Public health: health care technology systems: loans.

Existing law authorizes the California Health Facilities Financing Authority to, among other things, make secured and unsecured loans to any participating health institution in connection with the financing of a project or working capital in accordance with an agreement between the authority and the participating health institution. This bill would require the authority to establish a low-interest loan program to provide any participating health institution eligible health provider organization, as defined, or eligible licensed physician and surgeon, as defined, with financing for the costs of purchasing a health care information technology system, as defined. It would also require the authority, by January 1, 2012, and on an annual basis thereafter, to provide a report on the status and utilization of this loan program to the Assembly Committee on Health and the Senate Committee on Health.