CHAPTER 258. ALLOCATION OF FUNCTIONS TO
OTHER STATE AGENCIESSec.
258.1. Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
258.2. The Department of Public Welfare.
258.3. The Department of Education.
258.4. The Department of Labor and Industry.
258.5. The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.
258.6. The Department of Justice.§ 258.1. Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
(a) The Council will serve as the central coordinating agency for all drug and alcohol programs. It will supervise the delivery or funding of drug or alcohol prevention, intervention, and treatment services by all other State agencies. As such, the Council will be the policy planning agency for the drug and alcohol programs of the Commonwealth.
(b) The Council will coordinate those functions allocated to other agencies through two administrative procedures. Each agency shall present a plan to the Council detailing the process for implementing its functions. No agency may issue a grant or enter into a contract for drug or alcohol prevention, intervention, or treatment services without the approval of the Council.
Source The provisions of this § 258.1 amended June 15, 1976, effective June 16, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1862. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (35081).
§ 258.2. The Department of Public Welfare.
(a) The Department of Public Welfare, acting through its Office of Medical Programs and in concert with the Council, shall have the responsibility for funding drug and alcohol medical treatment programs as authorized by the State and Federal Medical Assistance and Medicaid programs administered by that office.
(b) The Department of Public Welfare, acting through its Office of Social Services, shall contract on an annual basis with the Council, to purchase such Social Rehabilitation Services from the Single County Authorities as are consistent with Federal Social Security Acts and implementing regulations.
(c) The Department of Public Welfare, acting through its Office of Children and Youth Services in concert with the Council, shall have the responsibility for providing drug and alcohol treatment services to juveniles within its Youth Development Centers.
(d) The Department of Public Welfare, acting through its Office of Mental Health, may operate drug and alcohol treatment units for the treatment of its drug and alcohol dependent people within its State facilities for the mentally disabled. The Department of Public Welfare and the Council shall jointly plan for the further development of community based programs. Such programs shall serve as alternatives to the institutional treatment units.
§ 258.3. The Department of Education.
The Council, acting in concert with the Department of Education, will prepare drug and alcohol abuse curricula for the primary and secondary schools of the Commonwealth.
Source The provisions of this § 258.3 amended June 15, 1979, effective June 16, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1862. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (27045).
§ 258.4. The Department of Labor and Industry.
The Department of Labor and Industry, acting through its Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR), and in accordance with the Agreement of 1974 between BVR and the Council, shall provide to all drug and alcohol abusers referred by the Council or delegate agencies, who meet the eligibility require- ments of State and Federal vocational rehabilitation statutes and regulations, vocational rehabilitation services, including personal adjustment training. Such services shall include counseling, guidance, training and placement assistance, and general vocational rehabilitation services relating to other disabilities suffered by abusers for which abusers would otherwise be eligible for BVR services. BVR shall have no responsibility to provide detoxification or treatment for drug or alcohol abuse.
§ 258.5. The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.
The Council will determine with the cooperation of the Board of Probation and Parole, special counseling services to be provided to those persons under the supervision of the Board of Probation and Parole, who have a history of drug or alcohol abuse. The Board of Probation and Parole shall purchase, from the community drug and alcohol programs established by the Council, such longterm rehabilitation services as required by clients under its jurisdiction.
§ 258.6. The Department of Justice.
(a) The Department of Justice, acting through the Governor’s Justice Commission and in concert with the Council, shall provide supplementary grants to establish special training for persons in the Criminal Justice System concerned with drug and alcohol abuse. The Governor’s Justice Commission shall also direct its funds available for drug and alcohol treatment services to be used to establish such programs primarily related to the Criminal Justice System. The Governor’s Justice Commission shall also continue to promote increased efforts on police intervention and drug traffic through its subgrant programs. The Governor’s Justice Commission shall continue to fund programs of preventive public education relative to the problem of drug and alcohol abuse.
(b) The Department of Justice, acting through the Bureau of Corrections and in concert with the Council, shall establish intensive treatment services at State correctional facilities for persons incarcerated for drug or alcohol abuse problems, or drug or alcohol related offenses, or who have a history of drug or alcohol problems. In addition, the Bureau of Corrections and SCAs shall assist county prisons in the development of similar services.
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