§ 40:1135.10 — Emergency Medical Technician Dedicated Fund Account

Louisiana § 40:1135.10

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

Text

§1135.10. Emergency Medical Technician Dedicated Fund Account
A. There is hereby established a special account in the state treasury to be known as
the Emergency Medical Technician Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to as
"account", which shall consist of monies generated by the fees collected from the purchase
of prestige license plates for certified emergency medical technicians as provided in R.S.
47:463.47. In addition, the legislature may make annual appropriations to the account for the
purposes set forth in this Section.
B. All monies collected pursuant to R.S. 47:463.47 shall be deposited in the Bond
Security and Redemption Fund as required by Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution
of Louisiana and thereafter shall be credited to a special agency account. Funding deposited
into the account shall be considered fees and self-generated revenues and shall be available
for annual appropriations by the legislature.
C. The monies in the account shall be appropriated to the Louisiana Department of
Health solely for purchasing equipment for the testing of applicants for certification as an
emergency medical technician and to cover other testing-related costs. All unexpended and
unencumbered monies remaining in the account at the close of each fiscal year shall remain
in the account.

Legislative History

Acts 1997, No. 1131, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1236.5 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 612, §13, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.