DHHS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

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Section II:	Budget and Finance
Title:	State Vehicles
Current Effective Date:	May 31, 2005
Revision History:	8/1/02
Original Effective Date:	2/1/96

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Purpose

The purpose of this Policy is to establish how state-owned vehicles will be permanently and/or temporarily assigned to employees of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Policy

1. The definitions, conditions, and requirements for the use of state-owned vehicles are found in the Regulations Manual issued by the Division of Motor Fleet Management. The manual is located at http://www.doa.state.nc.us/doa/mfm/page1000.htm.


2. Each Division/Office Director or designee must authorize the temporary use of state-owned vehicles.


3. The Division/Office Director or designee and the Director of the Division of Budget and Analysis must review and approve any request for a permanently assigned state-owned vehicle.

Implementation

1. Each Division/Office will establish its own internal procedures for authorizing and securing the use of state-owned vehicles.


2. Once a request is submitted to the Division of Budget and Analysis for approval, any problems or concerns with the request will be resolved in accordance with DHHS Directive Number II-10.

For questions or clarification on any of the information contained in this policy, please contact The Division of Budget and Analysis. For general questions about department-wide policies and procedures, contact the DHHS Policy Coordinator.