LAC 48:V.8301. Purpose

A. The purpose of the Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board is to annually receive monies appropriated by the legislature and other sources to be used solely for research on cancer and cardio-pulmonary diseases and clinical investigations and training in the fields of cancer and cardio-pulmonary diseases. The board is to direct the disbursement of these monies to those persons/institutions whose proposed grant applications have been reviewed and approved by peer review committees and reaffirmed by a majority vote of the board. The board is also responsible for other activities as provided under R. S. 40:1299.80 through 1299.90 including developing policies for the operation of a Louisiana State Tumor Registry and establishing rules and regulations for accumulation and distribution of data collected.