(a) Office means the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services of the State of New York, established pursuant to article 19 of the Mental Hygiene Law.

(b) Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.

(c) Committee means the Committee on Open Government.

(d) Data subject means any natural person about whom personal information has been collected by the office.

(e) Personal information means any information concerning a data subject which, because of name, number, symbol, mark or other identifier, can be used to identify the data subject.

(f) Disclose means to reveal, release, transfer, disseminate or otherwise communicate personal information or records orally, in writing or by electronic or any means other than the data subject.

(g) Governmental unit means any governmental entity performing a governmental or proprietary function for the Federal government or for any state or any municipality thereof.

(h) Law means any State or Federal statute, rule or regulation.

(i) Record means any item, collection or grouping of personal information about a data subject which is maintained and is retrievable by use of the name or other identifier of the data subject. The term record shall not include personal information which is not used to make any determination about the data subject if it is:

(j) Routine use means, with respect to the disclosure of a record or personal information, any use of such record or personal information relevant to the purposes for which it was collected, and which use is necessary to the statutory duties of the office or is necessary to operate a program specifically authorized by law.

(k) System of records means any group of records under the actual or constructive control of the office pertaining to one or more data subjects from which personal information is retrievable by use of the name or other identifier of a data subject.

(l) Business day means any day except Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday.