Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 93.014. Heart Disease And Stroke Resource Fund
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§ 93.014. HEART DISEASE AND STROKE RESOURCE FUND. (a)
The heart disease and stroke resource fund is an account of the
general revenue fund.
(b) The legislature may appropriate money deposited to the
credit of the heart disease and stroke resource fund only to the
council for:
(1) heart disease and stroke prevention, research, and
medical care for heart attack and stroke victims; and
(2) grants to nonprofit heart disease and stroke
organizations.
(c) The council shall develop a policy governing the award
of funds for clinical research that follows scientific peer review
guidelines for primary and secondary prevention of heart disease or
stroke or that follows other review procedures that are designed to
distribute those funds on the basis of scientific merit.
(d) Interest earned from the investment of the heart disease
and stroke resource fund shall be deposited to the credit of the
fund.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 732, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 93.007 93.008 93.009 93.010 93.011 93.012 93.013 93.014 93.051 93.052 93.053 93.054 94.001 94.002 94.003
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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