1. (a) A private donor may make donations to the Texas Department of Health (department) to be spent for specified or unspecified public health purposes. If the donor specifies the public health purpose, the department must expend the donation only for that purpose.
2. (b) All donations shall be expended in accordance with the provisions of the state Appropriations Act and shall be deposited in the state treasury unless exempted by specific statutory authority.
3. (c) All donations will be coordinated through the commissioner of the Texas Department of Health (commissioner).
4. (d) The department may not transfer a private donation to a foundation or private/public development fund without specific written permission from the donor and the written approval of the commissioner.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.223 adopted to be effective July 19, 1994, 19 TexReg 5169.