(a) This section applies only to a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B) or a federally qualified health center look-alike organized and operated under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b that is substantially devoted to providing services to socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the geographical area of the district.
(b) The board may contract with a federally qualified health center or a federally qualified health center look-alike to perform for the center administrative functions and services that the district and the center may perform independently.