Section 13.15. Programs of the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities

(a)  The  commissioner  shall  plan,  promote,   establish,   develop,
  coordinate,  evaluate,  and conduct programs and services of prevention,
  diagnosis, examination, care, treatment, rehabilitation,  training,  and
  research  for  the  benefit of individuals who are mentally retarded and
  developmentally disabled. Such programs shall include but not be limited
  to  in-patient,  out-patient,   partial   hospitalization,   day   care,
  emergency,   rehabilitative,   and   other  appropriate  treatments  and
  services. He shall take all actions that are  necessary,  desirable,  or
  proper  to  implement  the purposes of this chapter and to carry out the
  purposes and objectives of the office within the amounts made  available
  therefor  by  appropriation, grant, gift, devise, bequest, or allocation
  from  the  mental  hygiene  services  fund  established  under   section
  ninety-seven-f of the state finance law.
    (b) The activities described in subdivision (a) of this section may be
  undertaken  in cooperation and agreement with other offices, departments
  or agencies of the state, local or federal  government,  or  with  other
  organizations and individuals.
    (c)  The  commissioner  shall  prepare  annually for the governor, the
  legislature and the state commission on quality of care for the mentally
  disabled a written evaluation report concerning the delivery of care and
  services in  family  care  homes  and  other  community  residences  and
  projected  plans  for providing and improving such homes and residences.
  Such report concerning family care shall detail efforts to maintain  and
  improve   the   quality   of   care   for   the  mentally  retarded  and
  developmentally disabled in the family care program including,  but  not
  limited to the following:
    1. An evaluation of the procedures implemented by the office to ensure
  full  compliance with existing statutes and the rules and regulations of
  the office pertaining to the family care program.
    2. A detailed description of the organizational structure developed by
  the  office  to   administer   the   family   care   program   including
  identification  of  the responsibility and accountability of each office
  staff member pertaining to the family care program.
    3. A detailed description of the amounts and sources of funds expended
  annually for the family care program. Such expenditure description shall
  include amounts appropriated by the legislature, allocated and  expended
  for  the  family  care program by facility including, but not limited to
  respite   care,   clothing,   recreation,   personal    allowance    and
  transportation expenditures.
    4.  Identification  of  procedures  implemented  to  ensure that funds
  appropriated by the legislature for the  family  care  program  are  not
  inappropriately directed to other purposes.
    5.  Identification  of  projected  plans for improving the delivery of
  care and services to participants in family care homes.
    On or before March first, in each year, the commissioner shall  submit
  a  copy  of  such  report,  and  such  recommendations  as  he  may deem
  appropriate, to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the
  speaker of the assembly, the respective minority leaders  of  each  such
  house,  and  the chairman of the state commission on quality of care for
  the mentally disabled.