D.C. Code § 7-761.10: Delegation and redelegation of authority.

The Department and its Director shall be the successors to all intellectual or developmental disabilities-related authority delegated to the DHS and its Director, and the Director of the Department shall be authorized to act, either personally or through a designated representative, as a member of any committees, commissions, boards, or other bodies that include as a member the Director of the DHS with respect to intellectual or developmental disabilities-related authority.