Sec. 4. (a) The secretary may hire personnel necessary to perform the duties of each office.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the secretary is the appointing authority for the office of family and social services, including the divisions, offices, and institutions of the office of family and social services.
(c) The secretary may delegate the appointing authority for a division, office, institution, or other group of employees subject to IC 4-15-2.2.
(d) The delegation of the appointing authority under subsection (c) may affect the procedure and the division, office, institution, or other group of employees affected by actions under IC 4-15-2.2-40.
As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.35-2016, SEC.8.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 8. Administering Family and Social Services
Chapter 1.5. Office of Secretary of Family and Social Services
12-8-1.5-0.3. Legalization of Certain Actions
12-8-1.5-3. General Responsibilities
12-8-1.5-4. Hiring of Personnel; Appointing Authority; Delegation
12-8-1.5-5. Technical Assistance to Divisions; Coordination; Related Functions
12-8-1.5-6. Cooperation Between Office and Department of Health
12-8-1.5-7.5. Waiver; Enhanced Federal Matching Funds; Report
12-8-1.5-8. Cooperation With Federal Agencies; Federal Aid
12-8-1.5-9.5. Rules; Expiration; Effect of Policies Set Forth in Rules
12-8-1.5-10. Agency Administering Vocational Rehabilitation Programs; Federal Programs
12-8-1.5-10.5. Single State Agency Designation; Medicaid Policy
12-8-1.5-11. Appropriation Augmentation
12-8-1.5-12. Programs to Review Dependence on Public Assistance
12-8-1.5-13. Implementation of Methods to Facilitate Payment of Providers
12-8-1.5-14. Improvement of System Through Technology and Training
12-8-1.5-16. Operation of Bureau to Adjudicate Claims
12-8-1.5-17. Operation of Bureau That Enters Into Interim Assistance Agreement