§ 9-2-2104 — Duties and powers of director of department

(a) The director shall:
(i) Consult with the departmental advisory council
and establish general policy to be followed in the department in
administering programs;
(ii) Disburse and administer all federal funds or
other monies allotted to the department;
(iii) Prescribe by rule, order or regulation the
conditions under which these monies shall be disbursed and
administered. Any audit performed shall comply with the
requirements of W.S. 9-1-507;
(iv) Enter into agreements, not inconsistent with the
laws of this state, required as conditions precedent to
receiving funds or other assistance. Funds appropriated by the
legislature for operation of the department shall be used for
the specified purposes only, and the director, in accepting
funds from any other source, shall not consent to impairment of
the department's statutory responsibilities;
(v) Hold hearings, administer oaths, subpoena
witnesses and take testimony as provided by the Wyoming
Administrative Procedure Act in all matters relating to the
exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in the
department;
(vi) With the assistance of the attorney general
bring actions in the courts of the state in the name of the
department for the enforcement of public welfare laws;
(vii) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations in
compliance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, for
the implementation of all state and federal welfare laws;
(viii) Appoint and prescribe the duties of the
superintendent of the Wyoming boys' school and the
superintendent of the Wyoming girls' school. Each
superintendent shall be under the direct authority and control
of the director and may be removed by the director at any time
without cause;
(ix) Ensure all rules and other written statements of
policy or interpretation formulated or adopted by the department
use language which focuses on the importance of a person, rather
than a person's disability.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(iv) of this section, the
director may use funds appropriated by the legislature for the
operation of the department to pay health or medical insurance
premiums for any resident of Wyoming upon a determination by the
director or his designee that:
(i) Due to an injury or illness, the person or his
family is or may become unable to pay health or medical
insurance premiums;
(ii) The person is or may become eligible for medical
services which would be paid for by the state; and
(iii) Payment of the premiums may be less expensive
for the state than payment of the medical services.
(c) Health or medical insurance premiums paid for in
accordance with subsection (b) of this section shall be reviewed
periodically to ensure payment of the premiums does not exceed
the cost for provision of medical services. The authority
granted under subsection (b) of this section shall terminate
effective June 30, 1996.