(a) To effectuate the purpose of this subchapter and to make maximum use of existing facilities and personnel, it shall be the duty of all departments and agencies of the state government and all officers and employees of the state, when requested by the Division of Behavioral Health Services, to cooperate with it in all activities consistent with their proper respective functions.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as giving the division control over existing facilities, institutions, or agencies, or as requiring the facilities, institutions, or agencies to serve the division inconsistently with their respective functions, or with the authority of their respective offices, or with the laws and regulations governing their respective activities, or as giving the division power to make use of any private institution or agency without the consent of the private institution or agency, or to pay a private institution or agency for services which a public institution or agency is willing and able to perform adequately.
Section: Previous 20-64-702 20-64-703 20-64-704 20-64-705 20-64-706 20-64-707Last modified: November 15, 2016