1. A hawk-i trust fund is created in the state treasury under the authority of the department of human services, in which all appropriations and other revenues of the program such as grants, contributions, and participant payments shall be deposited and used for the purposes of the program. The moneys in the fund shall not be considered revenue of the state, but rather shall be funds of the program.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 514I.11

  • Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 514I.2
  • program: means the healthy and well kids in Iowa program created in this chapter to provide health insurance coverage to eligible children. See Iowa Code 514I.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The trust fund shall be separate from the general fund of the state and shall not be considered part of the general fund of the state. The moneys in the trust fund are not subject to section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered, except to provide for the purposes of this chapter and except as provided in subsection 4. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the trust fund shall be credited to the trust fund.
 3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department and shall be used to offset any program costs.
 4. The department may transfer moneys appropriated from the fund to be used for the purpose of expanding health care coverage to children under the medical assistance program.
 5. The department shall provide periodic updates to the general assembly regarding expenditures from the fund.
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