2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §36-2007  Addiction reduction and recovery fund

(Rpld. 7/1/08)

A. The addiction reduction and recovery fund is established for the purpose of funding drug and alcohol abuse services and prevention programs, including programs for methamphetamine abuse services and prevention, through regional behavioral health authorities in this state. The director of the department of health services shall administer the fund.

B. The director may accept and spend federal monies and private grants, gifts, contributions and devises to assist in carrying out the purposes of this section. These monies do not revert to the state general fund at the end of the fiscal year.

C. All monies deposited in the fund are in addition to any other appropriation, transfer or allocation of public or private monies from any other source and shall not supplant, replace or cause a reduction in other funding sources.

D. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations except that monies from the state general fund appropriated to the fund in fiscal year 2006-2007 lapse from and after June 30, 2008. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.

E. The director shall spend monies in the fund through regional behavioral health authorities in this state as follows:

1. For rural detoxification programs including methamphetamine detoxification programs and related follow-up services.

2. For substance abuse and addiction prevention programs including methamphetamine abuse and addiction prevention programs. The regional behavioral health authorities shall make efforts to partner with community and faith-based organizations in implementing these programs.

F. The monies described in subsection E of this section shall be used only for the purposes under subsection E of this section and are not subject to the normal administrative withholdings by the department of health services or by the regional behavioral health authorities.