(a) Section 19.07(e) of the Mental Hygiene Law authorizes the Commissioner of the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (“the commissioner”) to adopt standards including necessary rules and regulations pertaining to substance use disorder services.
(b) Section 19.07(c) of the Mental Hygiene Law charges the office with the responsibility for seeing that persons in need of treatment for substance use disorder services and their families receive high quality care and treatment, and that the personal and civil rights of persons receiving care, treatment and rehabilitation are adequately protected.
(c) Section 19.09(b) of the Mental Hygiene Law authorizes the commissioner to adopt regulations necessary and proper to implement any matter under his or her jurisdiction.
(d) Section 19.21(b) of the Mental Hygiene Law requires the commissioner to establish and enforce certification, inspection, licensing, and treatment standards for substance use disorder treatment facilities.
(e) Section 32.01 of the Mental Hygiene Law 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 Mental Hygiene Law.
(f) Section 32.07(a) of the Mental Hygiene Law authorizes the commissioner to adopt regulations to effectuate the provisions and purposes of Article 32 of the Mental Hygiene Law.
(g) Section 32.21 of the Mental Hygiene Law authorizes the commissioner to suspend, revoke, or limit an operating certificate and impose fines where a provider has failed to comply with the terms of its operating certificate or with the provisions of any applicable statute, rule, or regulation.