(a)  The commissioner shall, within the amounts appropriated therefor,
appoint and remove in accordance with law and applicable  rules  of  the
state  civil  service  commission,  such  officers  and employees of the
office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and facility officers
and employees as are necessary for efficient administration.
  (b) The director of a facility or institute in the office  shall  have
professional  qualifications  and  experience  to  be  prescribed by the
commissioner.
  (c) The use of volunteers by the office  shall  be  encouraged.    The
commissioner may establish regulations governing such volunteer services
for functions of the office.
  (d)  Where, and to the extent that, an agreement between the state and
an employee organization entered into pursuant to  article  fourteen  of
the  civil  service  law  so provides, the commissioner is authorized to
implement the  provisions  of  such  agreement  relating  to  discipline
consistent with the terms thereof.
Structure New York Laws
Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act
Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
19.01 - Declaration of Policy.
19.06 - Advisory Council on Underage Alcohol Consumption and Youth Substance Abuse.
19.07 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services; Scope of Responsibilities.
19.09 - Powers of the Office and Commissioner; How Exercised.
19.14 - Civil Actions Against Certain Officers and Employees of the Office.
19.15 - Programs of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
19.18-B - Certified Peer Recovery Advocate Services Program.
19.18-C - Corrections-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Transition Services.
19.19 - Personnel of the Office.
19.23 - Education and Training.
19.25 - Alcohol Awareness Program.
19.27 - Methamphetamine Awareness and Education Program.
19.28 - Receipt and Disbursement of Federal Funds.
19.31 - Medication Assisted Treatment Training Requirement.
19.40 - Provision of Chemical Dependence Services.
19.41 - Facilities; Receivership.
19.42 - Medical Advisory Panel.
19.43 - Retaliatory Personnel Actions.
19.45 - Substance Use Disorder Education and Recovery Grants.