(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or sums, or so much thereof as may from time to time be required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the secretary of the executive office of health and human services, or his or her designee.
(b) For the purpose of recording federal financial participation associated with qualifying healthcare workforce development activities at the state's public institutions of higher education, and pursuant to the Rhode Island designated state health programs (DSHP), as approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMC) October 20, 2016, in the 11-W-00242/1 amendment to Rhode Island's section 1115 Demonstration Waiver, there is hereby established a restricted-receipt account entitled "Health System Transformation Project" in the general fund of the state and included in the budget of the office of health and human services.
History of Section.
P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 2, § 10.