1. (1) Promulgate administrative and fiscal regulations necessary to carry out the requirements of this chapter;
2. (2) Plan and coordinate, with the assistance of the boards, the development and delivery of comprehensive mental health services within each service area;
3. (3) Establish guidelines for general evaluation procedures to ensure program quality;
4. (4) Review each board’s overall plan and budget and approve the expenditure of department funds;
5. (5) Provide consultative staff services to each board, as needed;
6. (6) Require assurances from each board that no persons within its area are denied service on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, age, disability, or sexual preference;
7. (7) Require assurances from each board that no person will be denied service based on the person’s ability to pay, contingent upon the availability of resources;
8. (8) Require assurances from each board that hiring of staff, full or part-time, is done without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, age, disability, sexual preference, or political affiliation and is in compliance with state and federal laws;
9. (9) Provide qualified department personnel under the supervision of the director to monitor implementation of this chapter.

In addition to the powers and duties delineated elsewhere in this chapter and other powers and duties already conferred by law, the director shall:

History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 390, § 2.