Section 3.01 - Establishment of Regions and Area Offices(1)Authority. The Department is authorized by M.G.L. c. 19B, §§ 2 and 12, to establish geographic areas for the organization and provision of services or supports to individuals eligible for such services and supports.(2)Regions and Area Offices. The Department shall establish such Regions and Area Offices and give them official names as it deems necessary and appropriate. The Department mayinits discretion determine the total number of such regions and area offices, as well as their geographic scope of responsibility.