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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="5-626" title_number="5" title_name="Death" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Health Care Decisions Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Advance Directive Program Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is an Advance Directive Program Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding to carry out the purposes of the Advance Directive Program established under § 5–620 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department 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>Money transferred to the Fund under § 6–103.1 of the Insurance Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Interest earned under subsection (h) of this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any other money received from any other lawful source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, money in the Fund may be used only to carry out the purposes of the Advance Directive Program established under § 5–620 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In fiscal year 2027 only, $1,000,000 of the Fund may be used for maternal and child health quality initiatives in the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </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>
</section>
