Section 701. Federal aid; powers and duties of commissioner

The
  commissioner is authorized and empowered:
    (a) to receive and disburse pursuant to this article  the  federal-aid
  moneys  allotted  to  the  state  by  or  pursuant to the federal social
  security act or any other act of the congress making appropriations  for
  allocation among the states for maternal and child health services, care
  and treatment of children with physical disabilities and other state and
  local public health work;
    (b) on behalf of the state, to adopt, execute and administer plans and
  to  put  into  effect such measures as may be necessary for maternal and
  child health service, for  the  care  and  treatment  of  children  with
  physical disabilities, and for other public health work in the state;
    (c)  on  behalf  of  the  state,  to  make and execute such contracts,
  agreements, covenants or conditions, not inconsistent with law,  as  may
  be  necessary  or required by any duly constituted agency of the federal
  government as a condition precedent to receiving or in  connection  with
  such benefits and assistance;
    (d)  to  co-operate  with  all state or local authorities and agencies
  authorized under such acts of the congress to  carry  out  the  purposes
  thereof;
    (e) to adopt and from time to time to amend such rules and regulations
  and  to  prescribe such conditions, not inconsistent with law, as may be
  necessary to make available to the people of the state  the  relief  and
  assistance afforded by such act of the congress;
    (f) to enforce all of the provisions of this article and rules adopted
  pursuant hereto.