CHAPTER 2. DIRECTOR OF DIVISION

IC 12-9-2
    Chapter 2. Director of Division

IC 12-9-2-1
Appointment of director
    Sec. 1. The division shall be administered by a director appointedunder IC 12-8-8-1.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.3.

IC 12-9-2-2
Application of IC 12-8-8
    Sec. 2. IC 12-8-8 applies to the director.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.3.

IC 12-9-2-3
Powers and duties
    Sec. 3. (a) The director may do the following:
        (1) Employ experts and consultants to assist the division incarrying out the division's functions.
        (2) Utilize, with their consent, the services and facilities ofother state agencies without reimbursement.
        (3) Accept in the name of the division, for use in carrying outthe functions of the division, money or property received bygift, bequest, or otherwise.
        (4) Accept voluntary and uncompensated services.
        (5) Expend money made available to the division according topolicies enforced by the budget agency.
        (6) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out thefunctions of the division. However, rules adopted by thedirector must be approved by the family and social servicescommittee established by IC 12-8-3-2 before submission to theattorney general under IC 4-22-2-31.
        (7) Establish and implement the policies and proceduresnecessary to carry out the functions of the division.
        (8) Perform any other acts necessary to carry out the functionsof the division.
    (b) The director shall compile information and statistics from eachbureau concerning the ethnicity and gender of a program or servicerecipient. The director may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary toimplement this subsection.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.42-1995, SEC.21;P.L.142-1995, SEC.2.

IC 12-9-2-4
Hiring personnel
    Sec. 4. The director may, with the approval of the budget agency,hire the personnel necessary to perform the duties of the division.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.3.

IC 12-9-2-5 Developmental centers; control and responsibility
    Sec. 5. The director has administrative control of andresponsibility for the state owned and operated developmentalcenters as provided in IC 12-24-1-1.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.3.

IC 12-9-2-6
Contractual powers and requirements
    Sec. 6. (a) The director may act for the division in entering intocontracts for the disbursal of money and the providing of service forapproved community mental retardation and other developmentaldisability centers where constructed and operated or maintained byprivate nonprofit organizations, a local public agency, or any otherstate agency that the director determines to be best suited to advanceprograms for individuals with developmental disabilities.
    (b) Before entering into a contract under this section, the directorshall submit the contract to the attorney general for approval as toform and legality.
    (c) A contract under this section must do the following:
        (1) Specify the services to be provided and the clientpopulations to whom services must be provided.
        (2) Specify that the definition of developmental disability setforth in IC 12-7-2-61 must be used to determine the eligibilityof an individual for reimbursement of the center by the divisionfor the center's services for individuals with a developmentaldisability. The division shall reimburse the centers at ratesestablished by rule.
        (3) Provide for a reduction in funding for failure to comply withterms of the contract.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.24-1997, SEC.19;P.L.99-2007, SEC.58.