(a) W.S. 9-2-101(d) created the Division of Community Programs within the Department of Health and Social Services. W.S. W.S. W.S. 9-2-106(a)(iii) mandates that the Director of the Department prescribe by rule, order, or regulation the conditions under which monies are disbursed and administered by the Department. And W.S. W.S. 9-2-102(a) and (b) provide that the Division of Community Programs is responsible to establish minimum standards and approve policies and procedures for the establishment and operation of community based mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, family violence and sexual assault services, and community services for troubled youth receiving state support or supported by state funds.
(b) The Department deems it essential that rules of procedure be adopted to: - (i) Establish criteria for selection of program provider's and for contracting with program provider's to receive state funds;
- (ii) Provide a process through which a provider or agency may request and receive a fair hearing with respect to certification;
- (iii) Provide a process through which clients or an agency or other interested persons may request and receive a fair hearing for actions or omissions by the provider that result in the denial, suspension, or termination of services or otherwise in the delivery or nondelivery of services, or that result in inadequate quality of services; and
- (iv) Implement the legislative mandates to:
- (A) Contract with service provider's as a condition precedent to receiving state funds;
- (B) Approve policies and procedures for the establishment and operation of community based mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, family violence and sexual assault services, and community services for troubled youth programs receiving state funds;
- (C) Administer a state program to shelter victims of family violence and sexual assault, including making state grants based on a formula for state and local participation and contracting for and evaluating shelters for victims of family violence and sexual assault and their children;
- (D) Contract for and evaluate shelters for troubled youth;
- (E) Administer a state program of community alternatives for troubled youth, including making contracts to counties submitting plans which meet the guidelines established by the Division;
- (F) Assist the local communities in organizing human service programs; and
- (G) Protect the health, welfare, and well-being of the citizens in Wyoming who need community based mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and family violence and sexual assault services, and community services for troubled youth.