H.B. 414

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TRAUMATIC HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
2 REHABILITATION FUND AMENDMENTS
3 2013 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Eric K. Hutchings
6 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill amends the composition of the Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury
11 Rehabilitation Fund to include a fee associated with the registration of an off-highway
12 vehicle.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 . amends the composition of the Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury
16 Rehabilitation Fund to include the additional fee for traumatic spinal cord and brain
17 injury rehabilitation associated with the registration fee required to register an
18 off-highway vehicle; and
19 . establishes a fee for traumatic spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation that is
20 included with the registration fee required to register an off-highway vehicle.
21 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22 None
23 Other Special Clauses:
24 None
25 Utah Code Sections Affected:
26 AMENDS:
27 26-54-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 226

28 ENACTS:
29 41-22-35.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 26-54-102 is amended to read:
33 26-54-102. Creation -- Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
34 Fund.
35 (1) Because the state finds that persons with traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries
36 require intensive, focused, and specific rehabilitation there is created a restricted special
37 revenue fund entitled the Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund.
38 (2) The fund shall consist of:
39 (a) gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the
40 fund from private sources;
41 (b) a portion of the impound fee as designated in Section 41-6a-1406 ; [and]
42 (c) fees collected under Section 41-22-34.5 ; and
43 [(c)] (d) amounts as appropriated by the Legislature.
44 (3) The fund shall be administered by the executive director of the Department of
45 Health in consultation with the advisory committee created in Section 26-54-103 .
46 (4) A "qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinic" means a professional medical clinic
47 that:
48 (a) provides services for people in this state with traumatic spinal cord and brain
49 injuries who require post-acute-care;
50 (b) employs licensed therapy clinicians; and
51 (c) has no less than five years experience operating a post-acute-care rehabilitation
52 clinic in the state.
53 (5) Fund money shall be used to assist qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinics to
54 provide:
55 (a) physical, occupational, and speech therapy; and
56 (b) equipment necessary for daily living activities for people with spinal cord and brain
57 injuries.
58 (6) All actual and necessary operating expenses for the advisory committee and staff

59 shall be paid by the fund.
60 Section 2. Section 41-22-35.5 is enacted to read:
61 41-22-35.5. Fee for traumatic spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation --
62 Amount -- Deposition.
63 (1) In addition to the fees imposed under Sections 41-22-8 , 41-22-33 , and 41-22-34 , a
64 fee of 25 cents, to help fund the Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund,
65 is imposed on each off-highway vehicle required to be registered under Section 41-22-3 .
66 (2) The fee imposed under this section shall be collected in the same manner and by the
67 same agency designated to collect the fees imposed under this chapter.
68 (3) The fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the Traumatic Spinal
69 Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund.




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