53-1-601. Purpose of department of public health and human services. The department of public health and human services shall use to maximum efficiency the resources of state government in a coordinated effort to:
     (1) develop and maintain comprehensive services and programs in the fields of:
     (a) mental health; and
     (b) chemical dependency;
     (2) provide, according to the requirements of Title 53, chapter 20, inpatient institutional care for persons with developmental disabilities who require institutional care; and
     (3) provide nursing home care for honorably discharged veterans as provided by law.

     History: En. Sec. 398, Ch. 546, L. 1995.