22 §851. Bone Marrow Screening Fund

Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE

Subtitle 2: HEALTH

Part 3: PUBLIC HEALTH HEADING: PL 1989, C. 487, §11 (RPR)

Chapter 250-A: HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN SCREENING FUND HEADING: PL 1999, C. 731, PT. SS, §1 (NEW)

§851. Bone Marrow Screening Fund

1. Creation of fund. The Bone Marrow Screening Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund to support bone marrow screening by individuals and organizations determined to be eligible according to rules adopted by the department under subsection 2. Money in the fund must be expended as allocated by the Legislature for the purposes of the fund and may be invested as provided by law. Interest on these investments must be credited to the fund.

[ 2007, c. 240, Pt. TT, §1 (AMD) .]

2. Administration. The department shall administer the fund and shall adopt rules as necessary to administer the fund and to determine the criteria for eligible recipients. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

[ 2007, c. 240, Pt. TT, §1 (AMD) .]

3. Income tax checkoff funding. Revenue collected from the income tax checkoff pursuant to Title 36, section 5285-A must be credited to the fund.

[ 1999, c. 731, Pt. SS, §1 (NEW) .]

4. Other funds. The fund may receive money from any source, including grants, gifts, bequests and donations.

[ 1999, c. 731, Pt. SS, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1999, c. 731, §SS1 (NEW). 2007, c. 240, Pt. TT, §1 (AMD).