150.963 Construction of facilities for the intellectually disabled and community mental health centers.

(2) The department shall be the sole agency of the state for all of the following purposes:

(a) Making inventories of existing facilities, surveying the need for construction for facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability and community mental health centers, and developing programs of construction.

(b) Developing and administering a state plan for the construction of public and other nonprofit facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability, and a state plan for the construction of public and other nonprofit community mental health centers.

(3) The department, in carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, may do any of the following:

(a) Require reports, make inspections and investigations and prescribe rules that it considers necessary.

(b) Provide methods of administration, appoint personnel, and take other action that is necessary to comply with the requirements of the federal act and regulations under the federal act.

(c) Procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or organizations of experts and consultants, by contract, when those services are to be performed on a part-time or fee-for-service basis and do not involve the performance of administrative duties.

(d) To the extent that it considers desirable to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter, enter into agreements for the utilization of facilities and services of other departments, agencies and institutions, public or private.

(e) Accept on behalf of the state and deposit with the secretary of administration any grant, gift, or contribution made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, and expend those funds for the purposes of this subchapter.

(f) Do all other things on behalf of the state necessary to obtain full benefits under the federal act.

History: 1979 c. 89; 1993 a. 27 s. 238; Stats. 1993 s. 150.963; 1999 a. 83; 2003 a. 33; 2011 a. 126.