N.Y. State Finance Law § 99-hh*4: Behavioral health parity compliance fund

* § 99-hh. Behavioral health parity compliance fund. 1. There is

hereby established in the custody of the state comptroller and the

department of taxation and finance a special fund to be known as the

behavioral health parity compliance fund.

2. Moneys in the behavioral health parity compliance fund shall be

kept separate from and shall not be commingled with any other moneys in

the custody of the comptroller or the commissioner of taxation and

finance. Provided, however that any moneys of the fund not required for

immediate use may, at the discretion of the comptroller, in consultation

with the director of the budget, be invested by the comptroller in

obligations of the United States or the state. The proceeds of any such

investment shall be retained by the fund as assets to be used for

purposes of this fund.

3. Such fund shall consist of all moneys required to be deposited

thereto pursuant to section three hundred forty-four of the insurance

law, section forty-four hundred fourteen of the public health law or any

other provision of law, monetary grants, gifts or bequests received by

the state, and all other moneys credited or transferred thereto from any

other fund or source.

4. Moneys of the fund shall only be expended for initiatives

supporting parity implementation and enforcement on behalf of consumers,

including the behavioral health ombudsman program.

* NB There are 4 § 99-hh's