N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 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.