Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program account established in subsection (b).

(b) The integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program account within the state general fund is established for the purpose of providing funding for the integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment development program established under this chapter. The account shall be administered by the division of mental health and addiction. Money in the account shall be used to fund residency positions, fellowship training, and certification in addiction psychiatry, including:

(1) educational expenses;

(2) grants and scholarships;

(3) salaries; and

(4) benefits.

(c) The account consists of:

(1) appropriations made by the general assembly;

(2) grants; and

(3) gifts and bequests.

(d) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account.

(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the account.

(f) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

(g) The board shall give due consideration to annually funding two (2) psychiatrists pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry. A participant who is a psychiatrist pursuing fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry must agree to establish a new practice in Indiana for at least five (5) years upon completion of the fellowship training and certification in addiction psychiatry.

As added by P.L.170-2009, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2014, SEC.9.