Chapter 19b - Department of Developmental Services

Section 1 - Creation; Powers of Department and Commissioner
Section 2 - Commissioner; Appointment; Qualifications; Appointments by Commissioner; Report; Salary
Section 3 - Deputy Commissioner; Appointment; Duties; Qualifications
Section 4 - Assistant, Associate or Deputy Commissioners; Appointment; Duties; Qualifications
Section 5 - Legal Counsel
Section 6 - Program for Training of Residents in Professional Disciplines
Section 7 - State Facilities Under Department Control
Section 8 - Superintendents or Directors; Vacancies; Appointments; Qualifications; Officers
Section 10 - Crimes Committed by or Upon Persons on Facility Premises or Persons in Care of Facility
Section 12 - Community Intellectual Disability Services
Section 12a - Comprehensive Program of Community Developmental Disability Services
Section 13 - Development and Maintenance of Community Intellectual Disability Services and Community Developmental Disability Services
Section 14 - Rules and Regulations
Section 15 - Residential or Day Care Services; Licenses
Section 15a - License for Program Offering Residential or Day Care Services to the Public and Providing Treatment for Persons With a Developmental Disability; Standards and Requirements; Protection of Individuals Served by Program From Exploitation
Section 16 - Intellectual Disability Facility Employees; Civil Service Exemption
Section 17 - Transportation for Persons With an Intellectual Disability or a Developmental Disability; Reimbursements for Costs
Section 18 - Interagency Agreements With Commissioner of Mental Health or Office of Medicaid for Coordinated Regulation or Management of Certain Services
Section 19 - Fingerprint-Based Checks to Be Conducted on Applicants Seeking License for Department's Client Population Residential or Day Care Services or for Other Agency Serving Department's Client Population; Individuals With Unsupervised Contact With Persons With Intellectual or Developmental Disability
Section 20 - Criminal Offender Record Information Checks to Be Conducted on Persons Providing Residential or Support Services With Potential for Unsupervised Contact With Persons With Intellectual or Developmental Disability; Fingerprint Submissions