Section R. 400.19201 - Bureau; powers and dutiesRule 201.
(1) The bureau shall perform those functions and responsibilities as provided in section 5 of the act and those conferred by the department.(2) The bureau, through the executive director, shall issue written policies or guidelines regarding its administrative and management responsibilities pursuant to the following: (a) The provisions of sections 24 to 26 of 306 PA 1969, MCL 24.224 to 24.226.(b) Applicable federal program requirements and regulations for those federal programs administered by the bureau.(3) The bureau shall issue guidelines to provide for all of the following: (a) The systematic administration and management policies for all of the following: (i) CAA designations or rescission of designations.(vii) Monitoring of bureau administered grants or contracts.(b) The general conduct of business with CAAs, other grantees, and contractors on an ongoing basis. Such guidelines shall include program and fiscal information to interpret, instruct, or otherwise provide guidance.(c) The methods by which state and federal program and financial requirements are to be fulfilled.(d) The development and maintenance of applicable plans on the state and federal grant programs administered, including substantive content, period of applicability, public review, and methods for amendment.(e) The processing of administrative complaints registered by grantees, service recipients, or contractors that are based on established policies or procedures.(4) The bureau shall develop distribution formulae and criteria for use in allocating state and federal grant funds. The formulae and criteria shall be consistent with the act or other applicable state or federal requirements.(5) The bureau shall establish guidelines for receiving and processing appeals requests for all of the following: (a) Applicants who are denied a service funded by the bureau.(b) Grantees that are denied a contract or have funding reduced or terminated for cause.(c) CAAs whose designation status has been rescinded or altered for cause.(d) Contractors that are denied a contract or have funding terminated for cause.(6) The bureau shall develop interagency agreements pursuant to section 13 of the act.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.19201