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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-113" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Newborn Screening Program Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Newborn Screening Program Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding for the screening of newborn infants in the State for certain hereditary and congenital disorders.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Secretary shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Revenue distributed to the Fund under § 13–111(f) of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Interest earnings of the Fund; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Fund may be used only to cover the administrative, laboratory, and follow–up costs associated with the performance of newborn screening tests conducted under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>The accounts and transactions of the Fund shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
