A department-designated community mental health entity designated by the director to assume responsibility for providing substance use disorder services for a county or multicounty region, with assistance from its community mental health services program provider network, shall do all of the following:

  (a) Develop comprehensive plans for substance use disorder treatment and rehabilitation services and substance use disorder prevention services consistent with guidelines established by the department.

  (b) Review and comment to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs on applications for licenses submitted by local treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention organizations.

  (c) Provide technical assistance for local substance use disorder service programs.

  (d) Collect and transfer data and financial information from local programs to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

  (e) Submit an annual budget request to the department for use of state administered funds for its substance use disorder treatment and rehabilitation services and substance use disorder prevention services in accordance with guidelines established by the department.

  (f) Make contracts necessary and incidental to the performance of the department-designated community mental health entity’s and community mental health services program’s functions. The contracts may be made with public or private agencies, organizations, associations, and individuals to provide for substance use disorder treatment and rehabilitation services and substance use disorder prevention services.

  (g) Annually evaluate and assess substance use disorder services in the department-designated community mental health entity in accordance with guidelines established by the department.