(a) Effective July 1, 2012, the Office of Patient Advocate Trust Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in the fund shall be made available for the purpose of this division. Any moneys in the fund that are unexpended or unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward to the next succeeding fiscal year.
(b) The office shall establish and maintain a prudent reserve in the fund.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest earned on moneys that have been deposited in the fund shall be retained in the fund and used for purposes consistent with this division.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 552, Sec. 4. (AB 922) Effective January 1, 2012.)