(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter, and the department shall administer the program in accordance with those rules.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall:
(1) establish the administrative structure of the program;
(2) establish a plan of areawide administration to provide authorized services;
(3) designate, if possible, local public and private resources as providers; and
(4) prevent duplication by coordinating authorized primary health care services with existing federal, state, and local programs.