New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XXI - OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
Part 801 - Behavioral Health Organizations
Section 801.2 - Legal base

(a) Section 19.07 (c) of the Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) charges the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) with the responsibility for seeing that persons who abuse or are dependent on alcohol and/or substances and their families are provided with care and treatment that is effective and of high quality.

(b) Section 19.07(e) of the MHL authorizes the commissioner to adopt standards including necessary rules and regulations pertaining to chemical dependence treatment services.

(c) Section 19.09(b) of the MHL authorizes the commissioner to adopt regulations necessary and proper to implement any matter under his/her jurisdiction.

(d) Section 19.16 of the MHL requires the commissioner to establish and maintain, either directly or through contract, a central registry for purposes of preventing multiple enrollments in methadone programs.

(e) Section 19.21(b) of the MHL requires the commissioner to establish and enforce regulations concerning the licensing, certification, and inspection of chemical dependence treatment services.

(f) Section 19.21(d) of the MHL requires OASAS to establish reasonable performance standards for providers of services certified by OASAS.

(g) Section 19.40 of the MHL authorizes the commissioner to issue operating certificates for the provision of chemical dependence treatment services.

(h) Section 32.01 of the MHL authorizes the commissioner to adopt any regulation reasonably necessary to implement and effectively exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred by article 32 of the MHL.

(i) Section 32.07(a) of the MHL authorizes the commissioner to adopt regulations to effectuate the provisions and purposes of article 32 of the MHL.

(j) Section 365-m of the Social Services Law authorizes the commissioner of OASAS and the commissioner of the Office of Mental Health, in consultation with the Department of Health, to contract with regional behavioral health organizations to provide administrative and management services for the provision of behavioral health services.