N.Y. Public Health Law § 2807-y: Pool administration

§ 2807-y. Pool administration. 1. For periods on and after January

first, two thousand five, the commissioner is authorized to contract

with the article forty-three insurance law plans, or such other

contractors as the commissioner shall designate, to receive and

distribute funds from the allowances and assessments established

pursuant to:

(a) subdivision eighteen of section twenty-eight hundred seven-c of

this article;

(b) section twenty-eight hundred seven-j of this article;

(c) section twenty-eight hundred seven-s of this article;

(d) section twenty-eight hundred seven-t of this article;

(e) section twenty-eight hundred seven-v of this article;

(f) section twenty-eight hundred seven-d of this article;

(g) section thirty-six hundred fourteen-a of this chapter;

(h) section three hundred sixty-seven-i of the social services law;

and

(i) section twenty-eight hundred seven-ff of this article.

2. In the event contracts with the article forty-three insurance law

plans or other commissioner's designees are effectuated, the

commissioner shall conduct annual audits of the receipt and distribution

of the funds and beginning January first, two thousand sixteen shall

provide records of all revenues and disbursements made from allocations

and assessments listed in subdivision one of this section to the

temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly on an

annual basis.

3. The reasonable costs and expenses of an administrator as approved

by the commissioner, not to exceed for personnel services on an annual

basis four million five hundred fifty thousand dollars, increased

annually by the lower of the consumer price index or five percent, for

collection and distribution of allowances and assessments set forth in

subdivision one of this section, shall be paid from the allowance and

assessment funds.

4. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of section one hundred

twelve or one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law or any other

law, at the discretion of the commissioner without a competitive bid or

request for proposal process, contracts in effect for administration of

the allowances and assessments set forth in subdivision one of this

section for the period January first, two thousand four through December

thirty-first, two thousand four may be extended to provide for

administration of the allowances and assessments pursuant to this

section and amended as necessary.