KRS 15A.342: Duties of Office of Drug Control Policy and KY-ASAP -- Authority for

administrative regulations -- Reports.

The Office of Drug Control Policy shall be responsible for all matters relating to the

research, coordination, and execution of drug control policy and for the management

of state and federal grants, including but not limited to the prevention and treatment

related to substance abuse. By December 31 of each year, the Office of Drug

Control Policy shall review, approve, and coordinate all current projects of any

substance abuse program which is conducted by or receives funding through

agencies of the executive branch. This oversight shall extend to all substance abuse

programs which are principally related to the prevention or treatment, or otherwise

targeted at the reduction, of substance abuse in the Commonwealth. The Office of

Drug Control Policy shall promulgate administrative regulations consistent with

enforcing this oversight authority. In addition, the Office of Drug Control Policy and

KY-ASAP shall:

(1) Develop a strategic plan to reduce the prevalence of smoking and drug and

alcohol abuse among both the youth and adult populations in Kentucky;

(2) Monitor the data and issues related to youth alcohol and tobacco access,

smoking cessation and prevention, and substance abuse policies, their impact

on state and local programs, and their flexibility to adapt to the needs of local

communities and service providers;

(3) Make policy recommendations to be followed to the extent permitted by

budgetary restrictions and federal law, by executive branch agencies that work

with smoking cessation and prevention and alcohol and substance abuse

issues to ensure the greatest efficiency in agencies and to ensure that a

consistency in philosophy will be applied to all efforts undertaken by the

administration in initiatives related to smoking cessation and prevention and

alcohol and substance abuse;

(4) Identify existing resources in each community that advocate or implement

programs for smoking cessation or prevention, or drug and alcohol abuse

prevention, education, or treatment;

(5) Encourage coordination among public and private, state and local, agencies,

organizations, and service providers, and monitor related programs;

(6) Act as the referral source of information, utilizing existing information

clearinghouse resources within the Department for Public Health and

CHAMPIONS for a Drug Free Kentucky Office, relating to youth tobacco

access, smoking cessation and prevention, and substance abuse prevention,

cessation, and treatment programs. The Office of Drug Control Policy and

KY-ASAP shall identify gaps in information referral sources;

(7) Search for grant opportunities for existing programs within the Commonwealth;

(8) Make recommendations to state and local agencies and local tobacco

addiction and substance abuse advisory and coordination boards;

(9) Observe programs from other states;

(10) Coordinate services among local and state agencies, including but not limited

to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Protection Cabinet, the

Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Education and Labor Cabinet;

(11) Ensure the availability of training, technical assistance, and consultation to

local service providers for programs funded by the Commonwealth that provide

services related to tobacco addiction, smoking cessation or prevention, or

alcohol or substance abuse;

(12) Review existing research on programs related to smoking cessation and

prevention and substance abuse prevention and treatment;

(13) Comply with any federal mandate regarding smoking cessation and prevention

and substance abuse, to the extent authorized by state statute;

(14) Establish a mechanism to coordinate the distribution of funds to support any

local prevention, treatment, and education program based on the strategic plan

developed in subsection (1) of this section that could encourage smoking

cessation and prevention through efficient, effective, and research-based

strategies;

(15) Oversee a school-based initiative that links schools with community-based

agencies and health departments to implement School Programs to Prevent

Tobacco Use, based upon the model recommended by the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention. To the extent permitted by resources, the

initiative shall involve input by and services from each of the family resource

and youth services centers, regional prevention centers, and existing

school-based antidrug programs;

(16) Work with community-based organizations to encourage them to work together

to establish comprehensive tobacco addiction and substance abuse prevention

education programs and carry out the strategic plan developed in this section.

These organizations shall be encouraged to partner with district and local

health departments and community mental health centers to plan and

implement interventions to reach youths before tobacco addiction and

substance abuse become a problem in their lives;

(17) Coordinate media campaigns designed to demonstrate the negative impact of

smoking and the increased risk of tobacco addiction, substance abuse, and the

development of other disease in children, young people, and adults. To

accomplish this objective, KY-ASAP shall work with local media to reach all

segments of the community quickly and efficiently;

(18) Certify to the Governor, the secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet,

and the General Assembly during the budget request process established

under KRS Chapter 48 the extent to which each entity receiving state funds

has cooperated with the Office of Drug Control Policy and KY-ASAP,

coordinated with community resources, and vigorously pursued the philosophy

of the Office of Drug Control Policy and KY-ASAP;

(19) Promulgate, with the approval of the secretary of the Justice and Public Safety

Cabinet, any administrative regulations necessary to implement this section

and KRS 15A.340 and 15A.344; and

(20) Report annually to the Legislative Research Commission and Governor

regarding the proper organization of state government agencies that will

provide the greatest coordination of services, and report semiannually to the

Legislative Research Commission and Governor on the status of the Office of

Drug Control Policy and KY-ASAP programs, services, and grants, and on

other matters as requested by the Legislative Research Commission and

Governor.