(1) All fees collected pursuant to this article shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the health facilities general licensure cash fund, which fund is hereby created.
(2) The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from the health facilities general licensure cash fund to partially reimburse the department of public health and environment for the direct and indirect costs of the department incurred in the performance of its duties under this article and for the purposes of section 25-1.5-103 (3.5). No appropriation shall be made out of the cash fund for expenditures incurred by the department pursuant to section 251.5-103 (1)(a)(II) in carrying out duties relating to health facilities wholly owned and operated by a governmental unit or agency.
Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 1024, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2) amended,
p. 709, § 37, effective July 1. L. 2008: (2) amended, p. 1948, § 2, effective June 2.