(a) The commissioner shall exercise all powers vested in the office. He or she may delegate any function, power, or duty assigned to him or her or to the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to a director of a facility operated by such office or to any other officer or employee of such office, unless otherwise provided by law.

1. (1) The commissioner may enter into agreements with the other commissioners of the department in order to ensure that programs and services are provided for all of the mentally disabled.
2. (2) Upon the request of a state agency, including but not limited to the department of corrections and community supervision, the office of probation and correctional alternatives, and the office of children and family services, the commissioner shall have the power to provide alcoholism, substance abuse, and chemical dependence services either directly or through agreements with local certified or approved providers to persons in the custody or under the jurisdiction of the requesting agency within amounts available and within priorities established through the planning process.
3. (3) The commissioner may coordinate alcoholism, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, substance dependence and chemical dependence related activities in all departments of the state by convening at regular intervals a coordinating committee of representatives of the departments of health, corrections and community supervision, labor, economic development, education, and motor vehicles, and the office of temporary and disability assistance and any other department or agency having an interest therein.
4. (4) The commissioner shall meet on an ongoing basis with the representatives of the New York state conference of local mental hygiene directors to promote coordination and consistency of plans, rules, and regulations governing the planning and financing of the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of alcohol and substance abusers, to promote coordination with the other offices of the department, and to assist local governmental units in fulfilling their responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.

(e) The commissioner shall execute the policies of the state concerning alcoholism and substance abuse services.

1. (1) In furtherance thereof, within the amounts made available by appropriation and with the approval of the division of the budget, the commissioner shall have the authority to make grants or enter into agreements with alcoholism or substance abuse programs, or other appropriate entities. Special emphasis shall be placed on those geographic areas with a high prevalence of alcoholism, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, substance dependence, or chemical dependence.
2. (2) The office shall be the authority, when designated by the governor, to supervise and administer financial or technical assistance as the designee under a state plan or as may be required by federal legislation making such assistance available for programs or activities in alcoholism, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, substance dependence, and chemical dependence, and other areas under its jurisdiction and control.

(i)

1. (1) The office, in cooperation with the department of environmental conservation, shall post on the office website information which includes but is not limited to the required steps and guidelines for any municipality, pharmacy, local law enforcement agency, or community group to conduct a household pharmaceutical collection event.
2. (2) Pursuant to section 27-2703 of the environmental conversation law, as added by chapter six hundred twenty-five of the laws of two thousand eight, the commissioner, in consultation with the department may assist in the development of a public information program on the proper disposal of drugs and drug disposal sites. The office shall disseminate such information by any means deemed appropriate by the commissioner.

(j)

1. (1) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall create or utilize existing educational materials regarding the dangers of misuse and the potential for addiction to prescription controlled substances, treatment resources available, and the proper way to dispose of unused prescription controlled substances in accordance with paragraph two of this subdivision.
2. (i) Such materials shall be made available to pharmacies registered in the state, and shall be distributed at the time of dispensing with any prescribed drug that is a controlled substance. Information disseminated pursuant to this paragraph may, at the option of the consumer, be distributed through electronic means.
3. (ii) Such materials shall also be posted on the website of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services and of the department of health, and shall be provided in languages other than English as deemed appropriate by the commissioners, but shall include the ten most commonly spoken languages, aside from English, in the state.
4. (2) The educational materials required in paragraph one of this subdivision shall include the following:
5. (a) the risks of using or consuming such controlled substances;
6. (b) the physical, behavioral and advanced warning signs of addiction to such controlled substances;
7. (c) the HOPELINE telephone contract number (1-877-8-HOPE-NY) and text (HOPENY) for the HOPELINE operated by the office, or any number that succeeds the HOPELINE;
8. (d) the procedures for the safe disposal of unused controlled substances established pursuant to section thirty-three hundred forty-three-b of the public health law; and
9. (e) such other information as the commissioner shall determine to be necessary or informative relating to the use, consumption or abuse of, or addiction to controlled substances.
10. (3) A pharmacy may also provide additional information regarding the safe disposal of controlled substances, including but not limited to any disposal program that such pharmacy is operating or participating in outside of the programs under section thirty-three hundred forty-three-b of the public health law.

(k) The commissioner, in consultation with the New York state gaming commission, is authorized and directed to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents, including, but not limited to the lottery, horse racing, Native American casinos, internet gambling, sports betting, and poker. Such evaluation shall be delivered to the governor and legislature no later than December first, two thousand twenty-three. The evaluation shall be prepared by an independent entity and selected through a request for proposal process. Such evaluation shall include:

1. (1) the percentage of New York residents participating in each gambling activity by:
2. (a) age;
3. (b) race;
4. (c) income;
5. (d) education;
6. (e) sex; and
7. (f) any other demographic that would be relevant to the evaluation; and
8. (2) an estimate of the amount of money being wagered and lost by New York residents in each gambling activity. * (l)(1) The office, in consultation with the department of health, shall maintain on its website a publicly available directory of all distributors of opioid antagonists to the public, including but not limited to, pharmacies, prevention programs and not-for-profits. As used in this subdivision, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
9. (i) "Opioid" means an opiate as defined in section thirty-three hundred two of the public health law.
10. (ii) "Opioid antagonist" means a federal food and drug administration-approved drug that, when administered, negates or neutralizes in whole or in part the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body. The opioid antagonist shall be limited to naloxone or other medications approved by the department of health for this purpose.
11. (2) The directory required by this subdivision shall include and be searchable by the following information:
12. (i) addresses of each distributor of opioid antagonists;
13. (ii) contact information, such as phone numbers or email addresses, for each distributor;
14. (iii) services offered by each distributor at each location if more than one, as well as information providing which opioid antagonists are currently available at each distributor;
15. (iv) special populations served;
16. (v) insurance providers accepted;
17. (vi) hours of operation of each distributor;
18. (vii) contact information of opioid addiction prevention programs; and
19. (viii) any other information the commissioner deems necessary.
20. (3) The office may utilize an existing directory to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision. * NB There are 2 sb (l)'s * (l) The commissioner shall identify or develop educational materials regarding compulsive gambling for the purpose of informing individuals about the dangers of problem gambling as well as treatment opportunities that may be available to them. Such educational materials shall be provided to individuals when they voluntarily place themselves on a self-exclusion list of an association or corporation licensed or enfranchised by the New York state gaming commission pursuant to section one hundred eleven of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law. Such materials shall also be made available on the website of the office. To the extent that a gaming facility licensed pursuant to article thirteen of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law has already created materials pursuant to section thirteen hundred sixty-two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law that effectuate the intent of this subdivision, such educational materials may be utilized by the gaming facility instead of ones identified or developed by the commissioner. * NB There are 2 sb (l)'s