1. (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Ambulance Service Provider Assessment Expendable Revenue Fund."

2. (2) The fund shall consist of:

   1. (a) the assessments collected by the division under Chapter 3, Part 8, Ambulance Service Provider Assessment;
   2. (b) the penalties collected by the division under Chapter 3, Part 8, Ambulance Service Provider Assessment;
   3. (c) donations to the fund; and
   4. (d) appropriations by the Legislature.

3. (3) Money in the fund shall be used:

   1. (a) to support fee-for-service rates; and
   2. (b) to reimburse money to an ambulance service provider, as defined in Section 26B-3-801, that is collected by the division from the ambulance service provider through a mistake made under Chapter 3, Part 8, Ambulance Service Provider Assessment.

4. (4)

   1. (a) Subject to Subsection (4)(b), for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending July 1, 2020, any fund balance in excess of the amount necessary to pay for the costs described in Subsection (3) shall be deposited into the General Fund.
   2. (b) Subsection (4)(a) applies only to funds that were appropriated by the Legislature from the General Fund to the fund and the penalties deposited into the fund under Subsection (2)(b).

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session