§ 17. Assistance by state officers, departments, boards and
commissions. 1. The department of audit and control, department of law,
department of health, and all other state officers, departments, boards,
divisions and commissions may render such services to the agency within
their respective functions as may be requested by the agency.

2. The state commissioner of health and the state department of health
are hereby designated to act for and in behalf of the agency in
servicing the mortgage loans of the agency, and shall perform such
functions and services in connection with the making, servicing and
collection of such loans as shall be requested by the agency. The agency
shall pay to the department of health from any monies of the agency
available for such purpose, such amounts as are necessary to reimburse
the department of health for the reasonable cost of the services
performed by the commissioner of health and department of health
pursuant to this section.