South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 44, ch. 12 · 6 active provisions
For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Director" means the head of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. (2) "Department" means the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. (3) "Office" or "component office" means any one or more of the component offices or divisions…
There is created within the executive branch of the state government an agency to be known as the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. The department shall be organized as provided in this chapter and shall have the duties, functions, and powers provided for in this chapter and other applicab…
The department shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The director may be removed from office as provided in Section 1-3-240(B).
In performing his duties as authorized by this chapter, the director: (1) shall develop and execute a cohesive and comprehensive plan for services provided by the component offices housed within the department; (2) shall develop the budget for the department, including the component offices, to reflect the priorities o…
(A) The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall consist of the following component offices: (1) the Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; (2) the Office of Mental Health; and (3) the Office of Substance Use Services. (B)(1) Each component office shall be headed by an office…
The component offices shall carry out their duties, functions, and powers as provided in their respective enabling statutes and as otherwise provided by laws subject to the management decisions, policy development, and standards established of and by the department director as provided in this chapter.