Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:153.1

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1

           Any state agency may, with the approval of the division of administration, transfer to the Louisiana Department of Health any portion of its appropriation that may be available for federal matching funds in accordance with the medical assistance program established by the department.

           Added by Acts 1970, No. 248, §1, emerg. eff. July 7, 1970, at 1:00 P.M. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.