New York Mental Hygiene Law Article 19 - OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

• 19.01 - Declaration of Policy.
  19.01 Declaration of policy. The legislature declares the following: Alcoholism, substance abuse and chemical dependence pose major health and social problems for individuals and their...
• 19.03 - Definitions.
  19.03 Definitions. As used in this title: 1. "Office" means the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services. 2. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the...
• 19.06 - Advisory Council on Under Age Alcohol Consumption and Youth Substance Abuse.
  19.06 Advisory council on underage alcohol consumption and youth substance abuse. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) "Council" shall mean the advisory council...
• 19.07 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services; Scope of Responsibilities.
  19.07 Office of alcoholism and substance abuse services; scope of responsibilities. (a) The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services is charged with the responsibility...
• 19.09 - Powers of the Office and Commissioner; How Exercised.
  19.09 Powers of the office and commissioner; how exercised. (a) The commissioner shall exercise all powers vested in the office. He or she may delegate...
• 19.10 - Status of Facilities.
  19.10 Status of facilities. A rehabilitation center, a medical examination facility, or such other facility or facilities as may be established and operated by the...
• 19.11 - Organization and Administration of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and Its Facilities.
  19.11 Organization and administration of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services and its facilities. (a) The commissioner shall have the professional jurisdiction, supervision,...
• 19.13 - Local Services.
  19.13 Local services. (a) Local services for persons who abuse or are dependent on alcohol shall be planned, financed, and implemented in accordance with article...
• 19.14 - Civil Actions Against Certain Officers and Employees of the Office.
  19.14 Civil actions against certain officers and employees of the office. (a) No civil action shall be brought in any court of the state, except...
• 19.15 - Programs of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
  19.15 Programs of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services. (a) With the advice of the advisory council on alcoholism and substance abuse services,...
• 19.16 - Methadone Registry.
  19.16 Methadone Registry. The office shall establish and maintain, either directly or through contract, a central registry for purposes of preventing multiple enrollment, ensuring accurate...
• 19.17 - Programs, Services, and Operation of Facilities in the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
  19.17 Programs, services, and operation of facilities in the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services. (a) The commissioner shall establish policy and procedure for...
• 19.18 - Opioid Addiction Treatment and Hospital Diversion Demonstration Program.
  * 19.18 Opioid addiction treatment and hospital diversion demonstration program. 1. The commissioner, in consultation with the department of health, shall establish a heroin and...
• 19.18-a - Heroin and Opioid Addiction Wraparound Services Demonstration Program.
  * 19.18-a Heroin and opioid addiction wraparound services demonstration program. 1. The commissioner, in consultation with the department of health shall develop a heroin and...
• 19.19 - Personnel of the Office.
  19.19 Personnel of the office. (a) The commissioner shall, within the amounts appropriated therefor, appoint and remove in accordance with law and applicable rules of...
• 19.20 - Review of Criminal History Information Concerning Certain Prospective Employees and Volunteers.
  19.20 Review of criminal history information concerning certain prospective employees and volunteers. Every provider of services who contracts with or is approved or otherwise authorized...
• 19.20-a - Review of Criminal History Information Concerning Prospective Providers, Operators and Individuals Seeking to Be Credentialed by the Office.
  19.20-a Review of criminal history information concerning prospective providers, operators and individuals seeking to be credentialed by the office. The office shall be authorized to...
• 19.21 - Programs, Services, and Operation of Facilities Certified or Licensed by the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services; Temporary Emergency Op
  19.21 Programs, services, and operation of facilities certified or licensed by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services; temporary emergency operating certificates and licenses....
• 19.23 - Education and Training.
  19.23 Education and training. (a) The commissioner shall have the power to establish such programs of training and education related to alcoholism, substance abuse, and...
• 19.25 - Alcohol Awareness Program.
  19.25 Alcohol awareness program. (a) The office shall establish an alcohol awareness program within the office which shall focus upon, but not be limited to,...
• 19.27 - Methamphetamine Awareness and Education Program.
  19.27 Methamphetamine awareness and education program. The office shall serve as the principle source for the statewide dissemination of information on methamphetamines. The office shall...
• 19.28 - Receipt and Disbursement of Federal Funds.
  19.28 Receipt and disbursement of federal funds. (a) The commissioner may receive, use, or distribute federal financial or technical assistance to support construction of facilities,...
• 19.29 - Gifts.
  19.29 Gifts. (a) The commissioner, on behalf of the state and if in the public interest, shall accept, hold in trust, administer, apply, execute, or...
• 19.31 - Medication Assisted Treatment Training Requirement.
  19.31 Medication assisted treatment training requirement. Every person who is a credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 19.07 of...
• 19.35 - Actions Against Persons Rendering Professional Services At the Request of the Office; Defense and Indemnification.
  19.35 Actions against persons rendering professional services at the request of the office; defense and indemnification. The provisions of section seventeen of the public officers...
• 19.40 - Provision of Chemical Dependence Services.
  19.40 Provision of chemical dependence services. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office shall have the authority to issue a single operating certificate...
• 19.41 - Facilities; Receivership.
  19.41 Facilities; receivership. a. The owner or owners of any facility may at any time request the office to take over the operation of such...
• 19.42 - Medical Advisory Panel.
  19.42 Medical advisory panel. There is hereby created within the office, a medical advisory panel. (a) The panel shall consist of such officers and members...
• 19.43 - Retaliatory Personnel Actions.
  19.43 Retaliatory personnel actions. Employees of facilities, programs and providers operated, licensed, certified, authorized or funded by the office shall have protection from retaliatory action...

Last modified: February 3, 2019