A client and legal services section shall be established in the department. Its functions and responsibilities shall include but not be limited to:
- I. Assisting the commissioner in responding to inquiries and complaints by or on behalf of mentally ill or developmentally disabled persons.
- II. Assisting the commissioner in securing needed services and information for mentally ill persons, developmentally disabled persons, or their respective families.
- III. Assisting the commissioner in assuring that the human rights of mentally ill persons and of developmentally disabled clients in the service delivery system are protected.
Source. 1979, 322:7. 1987, 206:2. 1995, 310:172, 181. 2001, 101:17, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.