§ 32.37 Registration and notification of boards of directors or trustees

of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or

corporations.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation, the executive
director, chairperson or president of a voluntary, not-for-profit
corporation which has been issued an operating certificate by or has
received funding from the office of alcoholism and substance abuse
services shall furnish annually to the commissioner of such office a
list of the names and addresses of the current members of the board of
directors or trustees of such corporation. Failure to furnish such
annual list may remove such corporation from consideration for
recertification or refunding.

(b) In the event that such provider of services is found to be in
violation of the provisions of this chapter or of rules and regulations
promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter which could
result in the revocation, cancellation, limitation or suspension of the
operating certificate of such provider of services and if notice of such
violation is provided to the provider of services pursuant to such
regulations, a copy of such notice shall be provided to each of the
current members of the board of directors or trustees of such provider
of services by the commissioner.

(c) Within available appropriations, within the first year of
appointment of a member to a board of directors of a provider of
services which has been issued an operating certificate by or has
received funding from the office of alcoholism and substance abuse
services, the commissioner shall ensure that each new member is
appropriately provided with information, which may include training, to
carry out his or her role as a member of a board of directors of such
provider of services pursuant to article seven of the not-for-profit
corporation law and applicable laws, rules and regulations governing the
operation of chemical dependence services. Training shall be provided
for all new members of organizations established to provide or
facilitate the provision of chemical dependence services, as
appropriate, upon initial appointment and as frequently thereafter as
determined by the commissioner.