----------------------------------------------------------------- ¦ REFERENCE TITLE: appropriations; health services capital grants ¦ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ State of Arizona ¦ ¦ Senate ¦ ¦ Forty-fifth Legislature ¦ ¦ First Regular Session ¦ ¦ 2001 ¦ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ¦ SB 1205 ¦ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ¦ Introduced by ¦ ¦ Senators Gerard, Nichols: Solomon ¦ -----------------------------------------------------------------
AN ACT
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR CAPITAL PROJECT GRANTS.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Appropriations; purpose
Subject to availability of monies, the sum of $3,500,000 is appropriated from the tobacco tax medically needy account established pursuant to section 36-774, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal years 2001-2002, 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 to the department of health services for capital project grants to public and private nonprofit entities that provide health services in rural areas as defined in section 36-2171, Arizona Revised Statutes, or in medically-underserved areas as prescribed in section 36-2352, Arizona Revised Statutes. At least $1,000,000 of the monies shall be for dental capital construction and equipment. Capital projects may include the purchase or lease of land, buildings, mobile medical or dental clinics, equipment and furnishings, and other costs associated with the construction, expansion or renovation of facilities to expand primary care or dental services as provided by section 36-774, subsection C, paragraph 1, Arizona Revised Statutes. The maximum amount of any medical capital project grant is $500,000. The maximum amount of any dental capital project is $350,000. The department of health services shall give preference to applicants that serve rural areas as defined in section 36-2171, Arizona Revised Statutes, for one-half of the sum transferred in each fiscal year. The department of health services shall also give preference to applicants that provide matching or in-kind contributions. Highest preference shall be given to applicants that serve rural areas that are medically-underserved areas and that provide matching or in-kind contributions. The department of health services shall avoid duplication of capital project components that are funded pursuant to section 36-2907.05, Arizona Revised Statutes. A recipient is eligible for only one capital project grant in any two-year period and is limited to the maximum of two capital project grants pursuant to this section.