§334-15 - Mental health and substance abuse special fund; established. - Hawaii Statutes

     §334-15  Mental health and substance abuse special fund; established.  (a)  There is established a special fund to be known as the mental health and substance abuse special fund into which shall be deposited all revenues and other moneys collected from certification programs and treatment services rendered by the mental health and substance abuse programs operated by the State.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the department is authorized to establish separate accounts within the special fund for depositing moneys received from certification programs and from each mental health and substance abuse program.  Moneys deposited into the respective accounts of each program shall be used for the payment of the operating expenses of the respective program.

     (b)  The director shall submit a report to the legislature, not later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, which identifies for each account in the special fund, the account balance and ceiling increase, any transfers and expenditures made, and the purposes of the expenditures. [L 1991, c 243, §1; am L 1995, c 214, §2]