15-60-211. State special revenue account. (1) There is a nursing facility utilization fee account in the state special revenue fund as provided in 17-2-102.

(2) (a) All money collected under 15-60-102(1)(b) through (1)(d) must be deposited in this account.

(b) Money collected under 15-60-102(1)(b) must be used by the department of public health and human services for the purpose of maintaining the average price paid for medicaid nursing facility services at the fiscal year 2017 level under the price-based reimbursement system used to establish medicaid payment rates to nursing homes.

(c) All money collected under 15-60-102(1)(c) and (1)(d) must be used by the department of public health and human services for the purpose of:

(i) increasing the average price paid for medicaid nursing facility services above the fiscal year 2017 level under the price-based reimbursement system used to establish medicaid payment rates to nursing homes; and

(ii) in each year of the biennium beginning July 1, 2017, providing a wage increase of 50 cents per hour to certified nursing assistants working in nursing facilities, provided in increments of 25 cents per hour every 6 months.

(3) Money remaining in this account at the end of a fiscal year may not be expended or transferred for any other purpose and is subject to appropriation by a subsequent legislature for purposes consistent with subsection (2).