Fla. Stat. § 20.425 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 20 / Section 20.425
20.425 Agency for Health Care Administration; trust funds.
Status: in_force

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration:

(1) Administrative Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of s. 215.32. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(2) Grants and Donations Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of ss. 215.32, 400.179, and 409.916. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(3) Health Care Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of ss. 400.063 and 408.16. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(4) Medical Care Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of receipts from federal grants and shall be used for the purpose of providing health care services to individuals eligible pursuant to the requirement and limitation of Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, as amended, and for other such purposes as may be appropriate. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(5) Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of ss. 394.4786 and 409.918. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(6) Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of s. 400.0239. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(7) Refugee Assistance Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of federal grant funds under the Refugee Resettlement Program and the Cuban/Haitian Entrant Program and shall be used for the purpose of providing medical assistance to individuals eligible pursuant to the requirements and limitations of 45 C.F.R. parts 400 and 401, as amended, or any other applicable federal requirement or limitation. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(8) Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of funds disbursed, by nonoperating transfer, from the Department of Financial Services Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund in amounts equal to the annual appropriations made from this trust fund. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any unencumbered balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year and any encumbered balance remaining undisbursed on September 30 of the same calendar year shall revert to the Department of Financial Services Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund.

History: s. 1, ch. 99-195; s. 2, ch. 2000-58; s. 71, ch. 2003-261; s. 3, ch. 2008-9; s. 1, ch. 2009-47.