§334-15 - Mental health and substance abuse special fund; established.
§334-15 Mental health and substance abuse
special fund; established. (a) There is established a special fund to be
known as the mental health and substance abuse special fund into which shall be
deposited all revenues and other moneys collected from certification programs
and treatment services rendered by the mental health and substance abuse
programs operated by the State. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
the department is authorized to establish separate accounts within the special
fund for depositing moneys received from certification programs and from each
mental health and substance abuse program. Moneys deposited into the
respective accounts of each program shall be used for the payment of the
operating expenses of the respective program.
(b) The director shall submit a report to the
legislature, not later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular
session, which identifies for each account in the special fund, the account
balance and ceiling increase, any transfers and expenditures made, and the
purposes of the expenditures. [L 1991, c 243, §1; am L 1995, c 214, §2]