Ch. 468

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c)     (1) The Board shall pay all funds collected under this title to the
Comptroller of the State.                                                                                               

(2) The Comptroller shall distribute the fees to the State Board of Dental
Examiners Fund.

(d)     (1) The Fund shall be used to cover the actual documented direct and
indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties of the Board as provided by
the provisions of this article.

(2)     The Fund is a continuing nonlapsing fund, not subject to § 7-302 of the
State Finance and Procurement Article.

(3)     Any unspent portions of the Fund may not be transferred or revert to
the General Fund of the State, but shall remain in the fund to be used for the purposes
specified in this article.

(4)     No other State money may be used to support the Fund.

(E) (1) IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS
SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL FUND THE BUDGET OF A DENTIST REHABILITATION
COMMITTEE, AS DEFINED IN § 4-501 OF THIS TITLE, WITH FEES SET, COLLECTED, AND
DISTRIBUTED TO THE FUND UNDER THIS TITLE.

(2) AFTER REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF A BUDGET
SUBMITTED BY A DENTIST REHABILITATION COMMITTEE, THE BOARD MAY
ALLOCATE MONIES FROM THE FUND TO THE DENTIST REHABILITATION
COMMITTEE.

[(e)] (F) (1) A designee of the Board shall administer the Fund.

(2) Moneys in the Fund may be expended only for any lawful purpose
authorized under the provisions of this article.

[(f)] (G) The Legislative Auditor shall audit the accounts and transactions of the
Fund as provided in § 2-1215 of the State Government Article.

4-501.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)     "Dental review committee" means a committee or board that:

(i) Is within one of the categories described in subsection (b) of this
section; and

(ii) Performs any of the functions listed in subsection (c) of this
section.

(3)     "DENTAL REHABILITATION COMMITTEE" MEANS A DENTAL REVIEW
COMMITTEE THAT PERFORMS ANY OF THE FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(C)(5) OF THIS SECTION.

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