32.37 - Registration and notification of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations.

§ 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.