26B-1-320.  Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund — Creation — Administration — Uses.

(1)  As used in this section, a “qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinic” means a professional medical clinic that:

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-1-320

  • Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  provides services for children in the state:

(i)  with neurological conditions, including:

(A)  cerebral palsy; and

(B)  spina bifida; and

(ii)  who require post-acute care;

(b)  employs licensed therapy clinicians;

(c)  has at least five years experience operating a post-acute care rehabilitation clinic in the state; and

(d)  has obtained tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).

(2)  There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the “Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund.”

(3)  The fund shall consist of:

(a)  gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the fund from private sources; and

(b)  amounts appropriated to the fund by the Legislature.

(4)  The fund shall be administered by the executive director of the department, in consultation with the advisory committee created in Section 26B-1-418.

(5)  Fund money shall be used to:

(a)  assist one or more qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinics to provide physical or occupational therapy to children with neurological conditions; and

(b)  pay for operating expenses of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund and Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund Advisory Committee created by Section 26B-1-418, including the advisory committee’s staff.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session