SDCL § 27A-3-1: General functions of department.

The Department of Social Services shall consider, determine, and establish policy and exercise such coordination for programs for mental health care and the treatment of mental illness; develop, maintain, and operate programs for mental health services and the treatment of mental illness, and coordinate the work of the state departments involved in such programs. It shall also assist mental health centers within the State of South Dakota in programs of consultation, care, and training and to carry out the duties imposed in this title, or as otherwise authorized and assigned to the department by law.

Source: SL 1966, ch 186, § 2; SDCL § 27-3-8; SL 1989, ch 21, § 50; SL 1991, ch 220, § 6; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 163, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.