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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES |
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Chapter 93. PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 93.014. HEART DISEASE AND STROKE RESOURCE FUND
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(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.