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