| Chapter 424 |
| 2024 -- S 2072 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/28/2024 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
Introduced By: Senators DiMario, Cano, Lawson, Valverde, Miller, Pearson, Lauria, Bissaillon, Euer, and Murray |
| Date Introduced: January 12, 2024 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 23-1-45 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-1 entitled "Department |
| of Health" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 23-1-45. Immunization account. |
| (a) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the |
| “childhood immunization account”. All money in the account shall be utilized by the department |
| of health to effectuate the provisions of § 23-1-44 that relate to the childhood immunization |
| program. All money received pursuant to §§ 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 for the childhood immunization |
| program shall be deposited in the childhood immunization account. Funding dedicated exclusively |
| to effectuate the provisions of § 23-1-44 and this subsection received by the department of health |
| from sources other than those identified in §§ 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 may also be deposited in the |
| childhood immunization account. Up to 15% of the annual revenues from this account may be used |
| to support costs associated with childhood immunization program administrative and quality |
| assurance services and KIDSNET. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw his or |
| her the general treasurer’s orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers |
| from the department of health. Provided that for FY 2025 only, the department shall use up to eight |
| hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($850,000) of available resources from the account to effectuate |
| coverage for the following services: the The existing PediPRN and MomsPRN information lines |
| together with any additional information line, referral service, or hotline which that is available to |
| providers or residents in the state, and which that is funded pursuant to regulation adopted by the |
| director of the department of health. The department must submit a report to the speaker of the |
| house and senate president no later than March 1, 2025, regarding use of these funds as well as |
| recommendations for support beyond FY 2025. |
| (b) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the |
| “pandemic medications and equipment account” for the purposes of funding pandemic medications |
| and equipment. There shall be an expenditure in FY 2007 not to exceed one million dollars |
| ($1,000,000) for pandemic influenza medications and equipment. Funding dedicated exclusively |
| to effectuate the provisions of this subsection and received by the department of health from sources |
| other than those identified in §§ 23-1-45, 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 may also be deposited in the |
| pandemic medications and equipment account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to |
| draw his or her the general treasurer’s orders on the account upon receipt of properly |
| authenticated vouchers from the department of health. |
| (c) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the |
| “adult immunization account”. All funds in the account shall be utilized by the department of health |
| to effectuate the provisions of § 23-1-44 that relate to the adult immunization program. All funds |
| received for adult immunization programs pursuant to §§ 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 shall be deposited |
| in the adult immunization account. Funding dedicated exclusively to effectuate the provisions of |
| this subsection and received by the department of health from sources other than those identified |
| in §§ 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 may also be deposited in the adult immunization account. The general |
| treasurer is authorized and directed to draw his or her general treasurer’s orders on the account |
| upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of health. Provided that for |
| FY 2025 only, the department shall use up to eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($850,000) |
| of available resources from the account to effectuate coverage for the following services: the The |
| existing PediPRN and MomsPRN information lines together with any additional information line, |
| referral service, or hotline which that is available to providers or residents in the state, and which |
| is funded pursuant to regulation adopted by the director of the department of health. The department |
| must submit a report to the speaker of the house and senate president no later than March 1, 2025, |
| regarding use of these funds as well as recommendations for support beyond FY 2025. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2024. |
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