Alabama Administrative Code
Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 660-1-2 - STATUTORY PURPOSE, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT
Section 660-1-2-.01 - Statutory Purpose, Duties And Responsibilities Of The State Department
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 660-1-2-.01
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) The broad purpose of the State Department of Human Resources (hereinafter referred to as the State Department), as prescribed by statute, is to promote a unified development of welfare activities and welfare agencies of the State and the local governments so that each agency and each governmental institution shall function as an integral part of a general system.
(2) To accomplish its purpose the State Department assumes the following major duties and responsibilities which, as prescribed by statute, are to:
(a) Seek out
and prevent or remedy the neglect, abuse or exploitation of children and of
adults unable to protect their own interests;
(b) Administer or supervise the provision of
economic assistance to individuals who by reason of age, disability, dependency
or disaster are in need;
(c) Assist
each eligible individual to be as independent as is appropriate for his need
for care, supervision or treatment and to achieve or maintain a reasonable
degree of self-determination consistent with his capabilities and
opportunities;
(d) Aid in the
preservation, rehabilitation and reuniting of families;
(e) Develop resources for the care of
dependent, neglected, abused or exploited clients and provide inspections of
these resources for the purpose of ascertaining that their capacity and
adequacy comply with prescribed standards;
(f) License all institutions and agencies,
except those under State ownership and control or exempt from licensing by law,
caring for, receiving or placing minor children;
(g) Designate County Departments of Human
Resources (hereinafter referred to as County Departments) as its agents under
its rules and regulations to perform any of its functions;
(h) Provide services to county and municipal
governments including the organization and supervision of County Departments
for the effective administration and management of welfare functions;
(i) Assist other departments, agencies, and
institutions of the State and federal government, when requested, by performing
services consistent with the purpose of the Department;
(j) Compile data for the efficient and
effective management of the Department's programs;
(k) Establish and enforce reasonable rules
and regulations governing the custody, use and preservation of the records,
papers and files of the State Department and the County Departments;
(l) Administer such welfare functions as may
be vested in it by law;
(m)
Solicit, receive and hold gifts, devises and bequests of money, real estate and
other things of value to be used in the support, development and carrying on of
the Department's work; and
(n) Act
as the agent of the federal government in welfare matters of mutual concern and
in the administration of any federal funds granted to the State to aid in the
furtherance of any of the functions of the State Department and be empowered to
meet federal standards established for the administration of federal grants.
Author:
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 38-2-6.
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