Washington Code 70.40.150 – Hospital and medical facility construction fund — Deposits, use
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The secretary is hereby authorized to receive federal funds in behalf of, and transmit them to, such applicants or to approve applicants for federal funds and authorize the payment of such funds directly to such applicants as may be allowed by federal law. To achieve that end there is hereby established, separate and apart from all public moneys and funds of this state, a trust fund to be known as the “hospital and medical facility construction fund”, of which the state treasurer shall ex officio be custodian. Moneys received from the federal government for construction projects approved by the surgeon general shall be deposited to the credit of this fund, shall be used solely for payments due applicants for work performed, or purchases made, in carrying out approved projects. Vouchers covering all payments from the hospital and medical facility construction fund shall be prepared by the department of health and shall bear the signature of the secretary or his or her duly authorized agent for such purpose, and warrants therefor shall be signed by the state treasurer.
Terms Used In Washington Code 70.40.150
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Hospital: includes public health centers and general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, and other types of hospitals, and related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses' home and training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals;
Washington Code 70.40.020Secretary: means the secretary of the state department of health;
Washington Code 70.40.020surgeon general: means the surgeon general of the public health service of the United States;
Washington Code 70.40.020