(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:

(I) THE budget of a dentist rehabilitation committee, as defined in
§ [4-501] 4-501.1 of this title, with fees set, collected, and distributed to the Fund
under this title; AND

(II) THE BUDGET OF A DENTAL HYGIENIST REHABILITATION
COMMITTEE, AS DEFINED IN § 4-508 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 THE
MARYLAND STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION FOR a dentist rehabilitation committee, the
Board may allocate moneys from the Fund to the dentist rehabilitation committee.

(3) AFTER REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF A BUDGET
SUBMITTED BY THE MARYLAND DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION FOR A DENTAL
HYGIENIST REHABILITATION COMMITTEE, THE BOARD MAY ALLOCATE MONEYS
FROM THE FUND TO A DENTAL HYGIENIST REHABILITATION COMMITTEE.

(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.

(g) The Legislative Auditor shall audit the accounts and transactions of the
Fund as provided in § 2-1220 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