Sec 36-2003. Powers and duties

A. The director may:

1. Request recommendations or studies in specific areas from the interagency coordinating council.

2. Accept grants, matching funds and direct payments from public or private agencies for the conduct of programs and activities.

3. Make contracts and incur obligations as are reasonably necessary to perform the duties and functions of addictive behavior services.

4. Employ and specify the duties of administrative, secretarial and clerical assistants, and contract for services of outside consultants, advisors and aides as are necessary to perform such duties and functions.

5. Use funds, facilities and services to provide matching contributions under federal or other programs which further the objectives and programs of the department.

6. Make such rules and regulations as are necessary or desirable to carry out assigned responsibilities.

7. Provide for appropriate programs of treatment and rehabilitation consisting of halfway house treatment centers, detoxification centers, recovery centers and inpatient and outpatient and traveling clinics.

B. The director shall:

1. Provide for and implement a uniform training and educational program for persons who are associated with control of alcohol abuse and drug abuse, prevention, rehabilitation, treatment or enforcement. Only for the purpose of funding such training and educational programs, "alcohol abuse" and "drug abuse" shall be considered to be one and the same.

2. Formulate policies, plans and programs designed to effectuate the purposes of this article.

3. Stimulate and encourage all local, state, regional and federal governmental agencies, and all private persons and enterprises which have similar and related objectives and purposes, and cooperate with such agencies, persons and enterprises and correlate department plans, programs and operations with those of such agencies, persons and enterprises.

4. Conduct research on his own initiative or at the request of the governor, the legislature or state or local agencies, pertaining to any of the section objectives.

5. Provide information and advice on request by local, state and federal agencies and by private citizens and business enterprises on matters within the scope of section activities.

6. Advise with and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature on all matters concerning its objectives.

7. Provide for an ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of state and local services in the areas of alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, education and enforcement.

8. Evaluate and make recommendations on improving the coordination and cooperation between state and local agencies and programs for prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, enforcement and other areas of control of drug abuse and alcohol abuse.

9. Prepare a state plan or state plans to discharge assigned responsibilities. Such plan or plans shall include programs for alcohol abuse control and drug abuse control.