S105 - 2021 Appropriations Act. (SL 2021-180)

Overview: Section 9B.3 of S.L. 2021-180 directs the Office of Rural Health to use funds appropriated to it to continue the Community Health Grant Program as modified by Section 11A.8 of S.L. 2017-57. The Office of Rural Health may use up to $200,000 of the appropriated funds for administrative purposes. No single grant may exceed $150,000, and recipients may not use the funds to increase employee compensation, supplant existing funds, or finance debt. The Office of Rural Health must report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services by September 1 of each year on the grantees and amounts issued. It must also report by February 1, 2022, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on the establishment of a Primary Care Advisory Committee and the development of a standardized method for grant recipients to report objective, measurable quality health outcomes, as required by Section 11A.8 of S.L. 2017-57.

This section became effective July 1, 2021.