2019 Utah Code
Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 54 - Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund and Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund
Section 102 - Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund -- Creation -- Administration -- Uses.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 26-54-102 (2019)
Effective 5/14/2019
26-54-102. Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund -- Creation -- Administration -- Uses.
  • (1) As used in this section, a "qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinic" means a professional medical clinic that:
    • (a) provides rehabilitation services to individuals in the state:
      • (i) who have a traumatic spinal cord or brain injury that tends to be nonprogressive or nondeteriorating; and
      • (ii) who require post-acute care;
    • (b) employs licensed therapy clinicians;
    • (c) has at least five years experience operating a post-acute care rehabilitation clinic in the state; and
    • (d) has obtained tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3).
  • (2) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund."
  • (3) The fund shall consist of:
    • (a) gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the fund from private sources;
    • (b) a portion of the impound fee as designated in Section 41-6a-1406;
    • (c) the fees collected by the Motor Vehicle Division under Subsections 41-1a-1201(9) and 41-22-8(3); and
    • (d) amounts appropriated by the Legislature.
  • (4) The fund shall be administered by the executive director of the department, in consultation with the advisory committee created in Section 26-54-103.
  • (5) Fund money shall be used to:
    • (a) assist one or more qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinics to provide rehabilitation services to individuals who have a traumatic spinal cord or brain injury that tends to be nonprogressive or nondeteriorating, including:
      • (i) physical, occupational, and speech therapy; and
      • (ii) equipment for use in the qualified charitable clinic; and
    • (b) pay for operating expenses of the advisory committee created by Section 26-54-103, including the advisory committee's staff.


Amended by Chapter 405, 2019 General Session
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