Health & Saf. Code, § 129090

Pursuant to this chapter, political subdivisions and nonprofit corporations may apply for state insurance of needed construction, improvement, or expansion loans for construction, remodeling, or acquisition of health facilities to be or already owned, established, and operated by them as provided in this chapter. Applications shall be submitted to the department by the nonprofit corporation or political subdivision authorized to construct and operate a health facility. Each application shall conform to the requirements of the department, shall be submitted in the manner and form prescribed by the department, and shall be accompanied by an application fee of one-half of 1 percent of the amount of the loan applied for, but in no case shall the application fee exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The fees shall be deposited by the department in the fund and used to defray the office’s expenditures in the administration of this chapter.