This chapter shall be read in conjunction with the previously stated authority of the director and the duties of the office of developmental disabilities under chapter 21 of this title.

History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 324, § 1; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 23-43.1-5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 122, § 2.