A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a Revolving Fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the "Eldercare Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law.

B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for operation of local Eldercare case management programs. A full accounting of the expenditures of the program shall be sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Governor by January 15 of each year. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

C. The Eldercare Revolving Fund shall not be used for the costs the State Department of Health incurs in administering the local programs.

D. The State Department of Health shall recognize and reimburse indirect costs for Eldercare programs, administered by contractors, if the costs are charged in accordance with an indirect cost allocation plan developed in accordance with federal guidelines established by the United States Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87. In no case shall the State Department of Health reimburse indirect costs in excess of twenty percent (20%) of total direct salaries for Eldercare and Advantage program personnel.

Added by Laws 2002, c. 3, § 8, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 474.