Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 2046

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 16-46-12.

Synopsis: Health entitlement fund. Establishes the health entitlement fund. Appropriates $30,080,000 annually to the fund. Annually distributes from the fund $160,000 to each local board of health and each city health department in Indiana.

Effective: July 1, 2001.





Bischoff




    January 17, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.







Introduced

First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)


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HOUSE BILL No. 2046



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health and to make an appropriation.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 16-46-12; (01)IN2046.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 16-46-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]:
     Chapter 12. Health Entitlement Fund
    Sec. 1. (a) The health entitlement fund is established for the purpose of distributing additional money to each local board of health and each city health department in Indiana. The fund shall be administered by the state department and consists of appropriations by the general assembly.

     (b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
    (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
    (d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
    Sec. 2. There is annually appropriated to the health entitlement fund established under section 1 of this chapter thirty million eighty thousand dollars ($30,080,000) from the state general fund to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
    Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall annually distribute one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) to each local board of health and each city health department in Indiana.
    (b) The state department shall make the distributions required under subsection (a) from money in the health entitlement fund.
    Sec. 4. (a) Each city shall establish a city health fund for the deposit of the distribution received under section 3 of this chapter.
    (b) Money in the city health fund may only be used for the following purposes:
        (1) The provision of state mandated services.
        (2) The performance of state mandated inspections.
        (3) Expansion of the city's environmental health services, including the provision of assistance to the department of environmental management.
        (4) Increasing food inspections and food borne disease investigations.
        (5) Epidemiology.
        (6) Disease surveillance.
        (7) Disaster preparations for acts of bioterrorism.
        (8) Health education.
        (9) Smoking cessation clinics.
        (10) Continuing education for city health department employees.
        (11) Disease control and prevention programs for the following:
            (A) Sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
            (B) Diabetes.
            (C) Cancer.
            (D) Coronary disease.
            (E) Other acute and chronic illnesses.
        (12) Nutrition education.
        (13) Child health services.
        (14) Nursing services, including the following:
            (A) Disease surveillance.
            (B) Patient follow-up.
            (C) Health screening.
            (D) Behavioral education and counseling.
            (E) Home visits.
            (F) Other assistance to the impaired and mentally ill.
        (15) Data collection.
        (16) Administrative services, including the following:
            (A) Grant development.
            (B) Contract negotiations.
            (C) Program development.
            (D) Equipment.
            (E) Training.
            (F) Research.
    Sec. 5. (a) A local board of health shall deposit a distribution received under section 3 of this chapter in the county health fund established under IC 16-20-2.
    (b) Money deposited in the county health fund under this section may only be used for the following purposes:
        (1) The provision of state mandated services.
        (2) The performance of state mandated inspections.
        (3) Expansion of the county's environmental health services, including the provision of assistance to the department of environmental management.
        (4) Increasing food inspections and food borne disease investigations.
        (5) Epidemiology.
        (6) Disease surveillance.
        (7) Disaster preparations for acts of bioterrorism.
        (8) Health education.
        (9) Smoking cessation clinics.
        (10) Continuing education for county health department employees.
        (11) Disease control and prevention programs for the following:
            (A) Sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
            (B) Diabetes.
            (C) Cancer.
            (D) Coronary disease.
            (E) Other acute and chronic illnesses.
        (12) Nutrition education.
        (13) Child health services.
        (14) Nursing services, including the following:
            (A) Disease surveillance.
            (B) Patient follow-up.
            (C) Health screening.
            (D) Behavioral education and counseling.
            (E) Home visits.
            (F) Other assistance to the impaired and mentally ill.
        (15) Data collection.
        (16) Administrative services, including the following:
            (A) Grant development.
            (B) Contract negotiations.
            (C) Program development.
            (D) Equipment.
            (E) Training.
            (F) Research.
    (c) Money deposited into the county health fund under this section may not be used to reduce the amount levied for the county health fund under IC 16-20-2-17.
    Sec. 6. The handling and expenditure of money distributed to a local board of health or a city health department under section 3 of this chapter is subject to audit and supervision by the state board of accounts. The state board of accounts shall provide a copy of each audit to the state health commissioner.