(1) The Emergency Medical Services Enhancement Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the account shall accrue to the account. All moneys deposited in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Revenue for the purposes of this section.

(2) The Department of Revenue shall distribute moneys in the Emergency Medical Services Enhancement Account in the following manner:

(a) 35 percent of the moneys in the account shall be transferred to the Office of Rural Health established under ORS § 442.475 for the purpose of enhancing emergency medical services in rural areas as specified in ORS § 442.507.

(b) 25 percent of the moneys in the account shall be transferred to the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Program established under ORS § 431A.085.

(c) 35 percent of the moneys in the account shall be transferred to the Area Health Education Center program established under ORS § 353.450.

(d) 5 percent of the moneys in the account shall be transferred to the Oregon Poison Center referred to in ORS § 431A.313. [Formerly 442.625]

442.870 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 442 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

[Amended by 1955 c.533 § 9; repealed by 1977 c.717 § 23]

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