(a) All definitions and references to any commission, board, department, authority or agency which appear in any other act or law shall, to the extent that the same are consistent with this chapter and in connection with a function transferred to the Department, be construed as referring and relating to the Department of Health and Social Services as created and established by this chapter.
(b) All definitions and references to any director, commissioner, executive secretary, commission, board or council member or other similar person which appear in any other act or law shall, to the extent that same are consistent with this chapter, and in connection with a function transferred to the Department, be construed as referring or relating to such person or persons and their powers, duties and functions as established and created by this chapter.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 79. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Subchapter I. Establishment and Organization of Department
§ 7901. Establishment of Department of Health and Social Services.
§ 7902. Secretary; Deputy Secretary; division directors; Acting Secretary; appointment.
§ 7903. Powers, duties and functions of the Secretary.
§ 7904. Division of Public Health; Department of Health and Social Services.
§ 7905. Office of Women's Health.
§ 7905A. Office of Women's Health.
§ 7907. Delaware Nursing Home Residents Quality Assurance Commission.
§ 7908. Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.
§ 7908B. Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.
§ 7909. Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council.
§ 7909A. Division of Developmental Disabilities Services.
§ 7910. Advisory Council to the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services.
§ 7911. Division of Social Services.
§ 7912. Council on Family Services.
§ 7914A. The Governor's Commission on Community and Volunteer Services.
§ 7915. Council on Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities.
§ 7915A. Appointments to advisory commissions, boards and committees involved with the elderly.
§ 7918. Drug Control Coordinator; duties; powers.
§ 7919. Division of State Service Centers.
§ 7920. Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities.
§ 7921. Books, records; access; annual report of Governor's Council.
§ 7923. Assumption of functions of prior agencies.
§ 7925. Definitions and references in other laws.
§ 7927. Misnomer of Department in donation.
§ 7928. Budgeting and financing.