Tennessee § 63-1-137 - Funds — Deposits and disbursements.

§ 63-1-137. Funds — Deposits and disbursements.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all moneys other than the state regulatory fee as provided for in § 9-4-5117 collected by any board attached to the division of health related boards shall be deposited in the state general fund and credited to a separate account for each such board. Disbursements from such accounts shall be made solely for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred in the implementation and enforcement of the board's area of regulation, including defraying costs to implement the Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998, compiled in chapter 51 of this title. No such expenses shall be paid from any other state funds other than provided for in § 9-4-5117. Funds remaining in board accounts at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for expenditure in accordance with law. Acts 1992, ch. 830, § 1; 1995, ch. 446, § 3; 1999, ch. 373, § 1. Code Commission Notes. Former subsection (e), concerning amounts remaining in board accounts on June 30, 1994, was deemed obsolete and was deleted by the code commission in 2004. Compiler's Notes. Section 4-3-1011 , referred to in (a) and (c), was transferred to § 9-4-5117 by Acts 2013, ch. 454, § 13, effective May 16, 2013. Acts 2012, ch. 880, § 28 provided that, notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, no funds maintained in any of the accounts created pursuant to § 63-1-137 shall be used to pay any of the expenses incurred in acquiring hardware, software, or contracted services or employing personnel needed to implement and enhance the operation of the controlled substance monitoring database pursuant to the provisions of Acts 2012, ch. 880.