2006 New York Code - Rules.

 
    § 83. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules for the conduct of the
  business  of  the  state fund, and may from time to time alter, amend or
  repeal any rule therefore adopted. At least four affirmative votes shall
  be required for the adoption of any rule, or the amendment or repeal  of
  any rule. No rule, and no resolution proposing to alter, amend or repeal
  any  rule,  shall  be  effective  unless approved by the commissioner of
  labor. If the commissioner of labor fails to act upon any such  rule  or
  resolution  within  thirty  days after it is communicated to him or her,
  such rule or resolution shall be deemed to have been approved.
    The rules of the commissioners shall provide for the  conduct  of  the
  business of the state insurance fund, including the issuance of policies
  and their terms and conditions, the fixing of premium rates, the keeping
  of  records,  auditing  of  payrolls,  and the billing and collection of
  premiums therefor, the inspection  of  risks  and  the  setting  of  the
  standards  of  safety,  the adjustment and payment of claims and awards,
  and the investigation of  all  matters  relating  thereto,  the  medical
  examination  of  persons  claiming  compensation  and the furnishing and
  supervision of medical and surgical treatment to persons injured as  set
  forth in this chapter, the conduct of the legal business of the fund and
  the  enforcement  of  the  subrogated  rights  of the fund against third
  parties, the investment of the surplus and reserves of the fund, and the
  collection and analysis of statistics of payrolls, premiums, losses  and
  expenses and the actuarial consideration thereof.