§ 16-19-3-26 — Anatomical gift promotion fund; Indiana Donation Alliance Foundation and Donate Life Indiana report

Indiana § 16-19-3-26

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 19: STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
• Ch. 3: Powers and Duties of State Department of Health and

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(a) The anatomical gift promotion fund is
established. The fund consists of amounts distributed to the fund by the
state comptroller under IC 9-18.1-3-9.
(b) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public funds are invested. Interest that accrues from
these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(c) The state department shall administer the fund. Any expenses
incurred in administering the fund shall be paid from the fund.
(d) The money in the fund shall be distributed quarterly to the
Indiana Donation Alliance Foundation and Donate Life Indiana for the
purpose of implementing an organ, tissue, and marrow registry and to
promote organ, tissue, and marrow donation. However, money in the
fund may not be distributed under this subsection for any quarter of a
year until the annual report for the previous year has been submitted
under subsection (f).
(e) The Indiana Donation Alliance Foundation and Donate Life
Indiana shall keep information regarding the identity of an individual
who has indicated a desire to make an organ or tissue donation
confidential.
(f) The Indiana Donation Alliance Foundation and Donate Life
Indiana shall submit an annual audited report, including a list of all
expenditures, to the:
(1) speaker of the house of representatives;
(2) president pro tempore of the senate;
(3) senate health and provider services committee; and
(4) house public health committee;
before February 1. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(g) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
to the state general fund.
(h) This subsection applies if the Indiana Donation Alliance
Foundation or Donate Life Indiana loses its status as an organization
exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code. The Indiana Donation Alliance Foundation and
Donate Life Indiana shall report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the chairpersons of the senate standing committee, as
determined by the president pro tempore of the senate, and the house
standing committee, as determined by the speaker of the house of
representatives, that have subject matter jurisdiction over health issues.
The chairpersons shall review the report and recommend to the state
department whether to continue distributions under subsection (d).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.96-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.63-2000, SEC.2; P.L.131-2001, SEC.1; P.L.81-2002, SEC.2; P.L.3-2004, SEC.1; P.L.147-2007, SEC.3; P.L.154-2012, SEC.2; P.L.86-2014, SEC.2; P.L.257-2017, SEC.44; P.L.9-2024, SEC.371.