Ind. Code § 26-3-7-1
(b) The agency shall employ all necessary employees, counsel, and consultants to carry out the provisions of this chapter and is vested with the power necessary to fully and effectively carry out the provisions and objectives of this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.268, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.277, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.155, SEC.2; P.L.125-1997, SEC.18; P.L.1-2006, SEC.482; P.L.120-2008, SEC.91; P.L.60-2015, SEC.3.