1. (a) The intent of the grants is to stimulate innovation in the delivery of essential public health services.
2. (b) In making these grants, the goal of the department is to improve public health outcomes at the community level, using innovations that are replicable in other parts of Texas.
3. (c) To the maximum extent possible, the grants are intended to bring about improvements in health status that are demonstrable or measurable.
4. (d) Grant funds will not be used to fund direct health care services except when those services are incidental to an essential public health service being addressed.

Source Note:The provisions of this §83.3 adopted to be effective February 10, 2000, 25 TexReg 779.