§321-1.4  Office of health care assurance
special fund; deposits; expenditures.  (a)  There is established within the
department of health, to be administered by the department of health, the
office of health care assurance special fund into which shall be deposited
moneys collected under section 321-11.5(b) and all administrative penalties
imposed and collected by the office of health care assurance pursuant to
section 321-20.



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



(1)  To assist in offsetting operating costs and
educational program expenses of the department of health's office of health
care assurance; and



(2)  For the purpose of enhancing the capacity of
office of health care assurance programs to:



(A)  Improve public health outreach efforts,
program and community development, and consultations to industries regulated;
and



(B)  Educate the public, the staff of the
department of health, [and] other departments within the State, as well as
staff and providers of all health care facilities and agencies regulated.



Not more than $300,000 of the special fund may be
used during any fiscal year for the activities carried out by the office of
health care assurance.



(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; am L 2007, c 90, §1]