Section 1-36A-1.16 - Department acceptance and control of funds on behalf of state institutions.
1-36A-1.16. Department acceptance and control of funds on behalf of state institutions. The Department of Human Services may, subject to chapter 4-8B, accept and control on behalf of the institutions of this state under its supervision:
(1) Any federal funds, grants-in-aid, subventions, or other financial aids that may be made available to such institutions for grants, program expansion, establishing institutes or instructional centers or any other program made available to them;
(2) Any federal funds which may become available for equipment, personnel or administrative salaries, educational services, buildings, building repairs and additions or any other institutional program, improvement, or expansion;
(3) Any federal funds made available for medical or nursing care under the Social Security Act, as amended, and the secretary of human services may designate all or part of an institution as a provider of nursing care services for this purpose.
The state treasurer shall receive such sums as may be allotted to the Department of Human Services for institutions under its jurisdiction, for any purpose, from the United States government. Such donations and allotments shall be placed in a special fund available to the institution designated.
The state auditor shall draw warrants upon the fund herein provided for upon presentation of vouchers duly approved by the secretary of human services.
Source: SL 1989, ch 21, § 16.