217.6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS.
217.6 RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The director is hereby authorized to recommend to the council for
adoption such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry into
practice the programs of the various divisions and to establish such
divisions and to assign or reassign duties, powers, and
responsibilities within the department, all with the approval of the
council on human services, within the department as the director
deems necessary and appropriate for the proper administration of the
duties, functions and programs with which the department is charged.
Any action taken, decision made, or administrative rule adopted by
any administrator of a division may be reviewed by the director. The
director, upon such review, may affirm, modify, or reverse any such
action, decision, or rule. The director shall organize the
department of human services into divisions to carry out in efficient
manner the intent of this chapter.
The department of human services may be initially divided into the
following divisions of responsibility: the division of child and
family services, the division of mental health and disability
services, the division of administration, and the division of
planning, research and statistics. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 217.6; 81 Acts, ch 78, § 20, 22] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 96, § 64, 159; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §27; 2006 Acts, ch
1115, §21