Tennessee Code 68-59-105 – General fund reserve
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-59-105
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- commission: means the health facilities commission created by §. See Tennessee Code 68-59-102
- Trauma center: means any Level I, Level II, Level III or Level IV institution licensed by the commission pursuant to chapter 11, part 2 of this title. See Tennessee Code 68-59-102
There is established a general fund reserve to be allocated by the general appropriations act, which shall be known as the “trauma system fund,” referred to as the “fund” in this section. From the revenues deposited in the fund, the health facilities commission is authorized to provide funding to eligible hospitals within the trauma center system in accordance with this chapter. In addition to providing funds for the trauma centers, moneys from the fund may be expended to fund other expenditures consistent with this chapter. Any revenues deposited in this reserve shall remain in the reserve until expended for purposes consistent with this chapter, and shall not revert to the general fund on any June 30. Any excess revenues shall not revert on any June 30, but shall remain available for appropriation in subsequent fiscal years. Any appropriation from the reserve shall not revert to the general fund on any June 30, but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.