(a) The Administration may administer a program of nonresidential services for individuals who have mental disorders or have conditions that may lead to mental disorders: (1) To develop, extend, and improve services for finding these individuals; and (2) To provide facilities for diagnosis and treatment of nonresidential cases. (b) The Administration may: (1) Prepare plans for the program; (2) Adopt necessary rules and regulations to carry out these plans; (3) In accordance with these plans, receive and spend any available funds; (4) Coordinate and supervise the provision of program services that the Administration does not provide directly; and (5) Cooperate with the federal government and with all other public or private agencies in: (i) Developing, extending, and improving the services; and (ii) Carrying out the plans.
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