The State Board of Health, while acting in its capacity as the sole and official state agency to administer or to supervise the administration of the official State Health Plan, is hereby designated as the sole and official state agency to accept, receive, retain and administer any and all funds which are now available or which may become available in the future, either through donations or appropriations, for the preparation and administration or the supervision of the preparation and administration of the State Health Plan.
Ala. Code § 22-4-12 (1975)