2006 Kansas Code - 65-4007

      65-4007.   Duties of secretary. (a) The duties of the secretary shall be to:

      (1)   Develop, encourage and foster statewide, regional and local plans and programs for the identification and prevention of alcohol abuse, alcoholism and treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons in cooperation with public and private agencies, organizations and individuals and provide technical assistance and consultation services for these purposes;

      (2)   coordinate the efforts and enlist the assistance of all interested public and private agencies, organizations and individuals in identification and prevention of alcohol abuse, alcoholism and treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons;

      (3)   cooperate with the secretary of corrections and the Kansas adult authority in establishing and conducting programs to provide treatment for alcoholics and intoxicated persons in or on parole from penal institutions;

      (4)   cooperate with the department of education, boards of education, schools, police departments, courts and other public and private agencies, organizations and individuals in establishing programs for the identification and prevention of alcohol abuse, alcoholism and treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons and preparing curriculum materials thereon for use at all levels of education;

      (5)   prepare, publish, evaluate and disseminate educational material dealing with the nature and effects of alcohol and alcoholism;

      (6)   develop and implement, as an integral part of treatment programs, an educational program for use in the treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons, which program shall include the dissemination of information concerning the nature and effects of alcohol and alcoholism;

      (7)   organize and foster training programs for all persons engaged in treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons;

      (8)   sponsor and encourage research into the causes and nature of alcohol abuse, alcoholism and treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons and serve as a clearing house for information relating to alcohol abuse and alcoholism;

      (9)   specify uniform methods for keeping statistical information by public and private agencies, organizations and individuals and collect and make available relevant statistical information, including number of persons treated, frequency of admission and readmission and frequency, duration and nature of treatment;

      (10)   advise the governor in the preparation of a comprehensive plan for treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons for inclusion in the state's comprehensive health plan;

      (11)   review all state health, welfare and treatment plans to be submitted for federal funding under federal legislation and advise the governor on provisions to be included relating to alcohol abuse, alcoholism and intoxicated persons;

      (12)   assist in the development of, and cooperate with, alcohol education and treatment programs for employees of state and local governments and businesses and industries in the state;

      (13)   utilize the support and assistance of interested persons in the community, particularly recovered alcoholics, to encourage alcoholics voluntarily to undergo treatment;

      (14)   cooperate with the superintendent of the Kansas highway patrol and secretary of transportation in establishing and conducting programs designed to deal with the problem of persons operating motor vehicles while intoxicated;

      (15)   encourage medical care facilities to admit without discrimination alcoholics and intoxicated persons and to provide them with adequate and appropriate treatment within their capabilities;

      (16)   encourage all health and disability insurance programs to include alcoholism as a covered illness; and

      (17)   submit to the governor and the legislature an annual report covering the activities of the Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse.

      (b)   The secretary is hereby charged with the administration of the alcoholism program of the state of Kansas and may accept and disburse any moneys available from the federal government for such purpose, in accordance with appropriation acts of this state.

      History:   L. 1972, ch. 241, § 7; L. 1975, ch. 330, § 8; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 67; L. 1978, ch. 256, § 4; L. 1981, ch. 353, § 9; July 1.