IC 4-12-8.5
    Chapter 8.5. Regional Health Care Construction Account

IC 4-12-8.5-1
"Account" defined
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "account" refers to the regionalhealth care construction account established within the Indianatobacco master settlement agreement fund by section 3 of thischapter.
As added by P.L.291-2001, SEC.72.

IC 4-12-8.5-2
"Master settlement agreement" defined
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "master settlement agreement" hasthe meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-6.
As added by P.L.291-2001, SEC.72.

IC 4-12-8.5-3
Regional health care construction account; established
    Sec. 3. (a) The regional health care construction account isestablished for the purpose of providing funding for state psychiatrichospitals and developmental centers, regional health centers, or otherhealth facilities designed to provide crisis treatment, rehabilitation,or intervention for adults or children with mental illness,developmental disabilities, addictions, or other medical orrehabilitative needs. The account consists of:
        (1) amounts, if any, that any statute requires to be distributed tothe account from the Indiana tobacco master settlementagreement fund;
        (2) appropriations to the account from other sources; and
        (3) grants, gifts, and donations intended for deposit in theaccount.
    (b) The budget agency shall administer the account. Money in theaccount at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the stategeneral fund but remains available for expenditure.
    (c) Money in the account may be used for:
        (1) the construction, equipping, renovation, demolition,refurbishing, or alteration of existing or new state hospitals,regional health centers, or other health facilities; or
        (2) lease rentals to the Indiana finance authority under IC 4-13.5or other public or private providers of such facilities.
    (d) Money in the account shall be used to pay any outstandinglease rentals before making any other payments from the account.
    (e) Money in the account is annually appropriated for thepurposes described in this chapter.
As added by P.L.291-2001, SEC.72. Amended by P.L.224-2003,SEC.118; P.L.235-2005, SEC.53.