§321-1.4  Hospital and medical facilities special fund; deposits; expenditures.  (a)  There is established within the department of health, to be administered by the department of health, the hospital and medical facilities special fund into which shall be deposited all moneys collected under section 321-11.5(b).

     (b)  Moneys in the special fund shall be expended by the department:

     (1)  To assist in offsetting educational program expenses of the department's hospital and medical facilities branch; and

     (2)  For the purpose of enhancing the capacity of hospital and medical facilities programs to:

         (A)  Improve public outreach efforts and consultations to industries regulated; and

         (B)  Educate the public, the staff of the department of health, hospitals, nursing homes, and care homes, and industries regulated.

Not more than $230,000 of the special fund may be used during any fiscal year for education.

     (c)  Any amount in the special fund in excess of $356,000 on June 30 of each year shall be deposited into the general fund.

     (d)  The department of health shall submit a report to the legislature concerning the status of the special fund, including the amount of moneys deposited into and expended from the special fund, and the sources of receipts and uses of expenditures, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session. [L 1999, c 120, §1; am L 2002, c 188, §1]