2010 New York Code
PBH - Public Health
Article 28 - (2800 - 2822) HOSPITALS
2807-L - Health care initiatives pool distributions.

§  2807-l.  Health  care  initiatives  pool  distributions.  1.  Funds
  accumulated in the health care initiatives pools pursuant  to  paragraph
  (b)  of subdivision nine of section twenty-eight hundred seven-j of this
  article, or the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund established
  pursuant to section ninety-two-dd of the state finance law, whichever is
  applicable, including income from invested funds, shall  be  distributed
  or  retained  by  the  commissioner  or  by  the  state  comptroller, as
  applicable, in accordance with the following.
    (a) Funds shall be reserved and accumulated  from  year  to  year  and
  shall  be  available, including income from invested funds, for purposes
  of distributions  to  programs  to  provide  health  care  coverage  for
  uninsured  or  underinsured  children  pursuant  to sections twenty-five
  hundred ten and twenty-five hundred eleven  of  this  chapter  from  the
  respective  health  care initiatives pools established for the following
  periods in the following amounts:
    (i) from the pool for  the  period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-seven    through    December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred
  ninety-seven, up to one hundred  twenty  million  six  hundred  thousand
  dollars;
    (ii)  from  the  pool  for  the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-eight   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-eight, up to one hundred sixty-four million five hundred thousand
  dollars;
    (iii)  from  the  pool  for the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-nine through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine,
  up to one hundred eighty-one million dollars;
    (iv) from the pool for the period January first, two thousand  through
  December thirty-first, two thousand, two hundred seven million dollars;
    (v)  from  the  pool  for  the  period January first, two thousand one
  through December thirty-first, two thousand one, two hundred thirty-five
  million dollars;
    (vi) from the pool for the period  January  first,  two  thousand  two
  through   December   thirty-first,   two  thousand  two,  three  hundred
  twenty-four million dollars;
    (vii) from the pool for the period January first, two  thousand  three
  through  December  thirty-first,  two thousand three, up to four hundred
  fifty million three hundred thousand dollars;
    (viii) from the pool for the period January first, two  thousand  four
  through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand four, up to four hundred
  sixty million nine hundred thousand dollars;
    (ix) from the pool or the health  care  reform  act  (HCRA)  resources
  fund,  whichever  is  applicable,  for  the  period  January  first, two
  thousand five through December thirty-first, two thousand  five,  up  to
  one hundred fifty-three million eight hundred thousand dollars;
    (x)  from  the  health  care  reform act (HCRA) resources fund for the
  period January first, two thousand six  through  December  thirty-first,
  two  thousand  six, up to three hundred twenty-five million four hundred
  thousand dollars;
    (xi) from the health care reform act (HCRA)  resources  fund  for  the
  period  January first, two thousand seven through December thirty-first,
  two thousand seven, up to four hundred twenty-eight  million  fifty-nine
  thousand dollars;
    (xii)  from  the  health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund for the
  period January first, two thousand eight through December  thirty-first,
  two  thousand  ten,  up  to four hundred fifty-three million six hundred
  seventy-four thousand dollars annually; and
    (xiii) from the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund  for  the
  period  January  first, two thousand eleven, through March thirty-first,

two thousand eleven, up to one hundred  thirteen  million  four  hundred
  eighteen thousand dollars.
    (b)  Funds  shall  be  reserved  and accumulated from year to year and
  shall be available, including income from invested funds,  for  purposes
  of  distributions  for  health  insurance  programs under the individual
  subsidy programs  established  pursuant  to  the  expanded  health  care
  coverage  act  of  nineteen  hundred  eighty-eight  as  amended, and for
  evaluation of such programs from the respective health care  initiatives
  pools  or the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund, whichever is
  applicable, established for  the  following  periods  in  the  following
  amounts:
    (i)  (A)  an amount not to exceed six million dollars on an annualized
  basis for the  periods  January  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-seven
  through  December  thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine; up to six
  million dollars for the  period  January  first,  two  thousand  through
  December  thirty-first, two thousand; up to five million dollars for the
  period January first, two thousand one  through  December  thirty-first,
  two  thousand  one;  up  to  four million dollars for the period January
  first, two thousand two through December thirty-first, two thousand two;
  up to two million six hundred thousand dollars for  the  period  January
  first,  two  thousand  three through December thirty-first, two thousand
  three; up to one million three hundred thousand dollars for  the  period
  January  first,  two  thousand  four  through December thirty-first, two
  thousand four; up to six hundred seventy thousand dollars for the period
  January first, two thousand five through June  thirtieth,  two  thousand
  five;  up  to  one million three hundred thousand dollars for the period
  April first, two thousand six through March thirty-first,  two  thousand
  seven; and up to one million three hundred thousand dollars annually for
  the  period  April first, two thousand seven through March thirty-first,
  two thousand nine, shall be allocated to  individual  subsidy  programs;
  and
    (B)  an  amount  not  to exceed seven million dollars on an annualized
  basis for the periods during the period January first, nineteen  hundred
  ninety-seven through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine
  and  four  million  dollars  annually for the periods January first, two
  thousand through December thirty-first,  two  thousand  two,  and  three
  million dollars for the period January first, two thousand three through
  December  thirty-first,  two thousand three, and two million dollars for
  the  period  January  first,  two   thousand   four   through   December
  thirty-first,  two thousand four, and two million dollars for the period
  January first, two thousand five through June  thirtieth,  two  thousand
  five shall be allocated to the catastrophic health care expense program.
    (ii) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the characterizations of
  the  New  York state small business health insurance partnership program
  as in effect prior  to  June  thirtieth,  two  thousand  three,  voucher
  program  as  in effect prior to December thirty-first, two thousand one,
  individual subsidy program as in effect prior  to  June  thirtieth,  two
  thousand  five,  and  catastrophic  health  care  expense program, as in
  effect prior to June thirtieth, two thousand five, may, for the purposes
  of identifying matching funds for the community health  care  conversion
  demonstration  project  described in a waiver of the provisions of title
  XIX of the federal social security act granted to the state of New  York
  and dated July fifteenth, nineteen hundred ninety-seven, may continue to
  be used to characterize the insurance programs in sections four thousand
  three  hundred  twenty-one-a,  four thousand three hundred twenty-two-a,
  four thousand three hundred twenty-six and four thousand  three  hundred
  twenty-seven of the insurance law, which are successor programs to these
  programs.

(c)  Up  to  seventy-eight  million  dollars  shall  be  reserved  and
  accumulated from year to year from  the  pool  for  the  period  January
  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-seven  through  December thirty-first,
  nineteen hundred ninety-seven, for purposes of public  health  programs,
  up to seventy-six million dollars shall be reserved and accumulated from
  year  to  year  from  the  pools for the periods January first, nineteen
  hundred ninety-eight through  December  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-eight  and  January  first,  nineteen hundred ninety-nine through
  December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, up  to  eighty-four
  million dollars shall be reserved and accumulated from year to year from
  the  pools  for  the period January first, two thousand through December
  thirty-first, two thousand, up to eighty-five million dollars  shall  be
  reserved and accumulated from year to year from the pools for the period
  January  first,  two  thousand  one  through  December thirty-first, two
  thousand one, up to eighty-six million dollars  shall  be  reserved  and
  accumulated  from  year  to  year  from the pools for the period January
  first, two thousand two through December thirty-first, two thousand two,
  up to eighty-six million one hundred fifty  thousand  dollars  shall  be
  reserved and accumulated from year to year from the pools for the period
  January  first,  two  thousand  three through December thirty-first, two
  thousand three, up to fifty-eight million seven hundred eighty  thousand
  dollars  shall  be  reserved  and accumulated from year to year from the
  pools for the period January first, two thousand four  through  December
  thirty-first, two thousand four, up to sixty-eight million seven hundred
  thirty  thousand  dollars shall be reserved and accumulated from year to
  year from the pools or the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund,
  whichever is applicable, for the period January first, two thousand five
  through December thirty-first, two  thousand  five,  up  to  ninety-four
  million  three  hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars  shall be reserved and
  accumulated from year to year from the health  care  reform  act  (HCRA)
  resources  fund  for  the period January first, two thousand six through
  December thirty-first, two thousand six,  up  to  seventy  million  nine
  hundred  thirty-nine  thousand dollars shall be reserved and accumulated
  from year to year from the health care reform act (HCRA) resources  fund
  for  the  period  January  first,  two  thousand  seven through December
  thirty-first, two thousand seven, up to fifty-five million  six  hundred
  eighty-nine  thousand dollars annually shall be reserved and accumulated
  from year to year from the health care reform act (HCRA) resources  fund
  for  the  period  January  first,  two  thousand  eight through December
  thirty-first, two thousand ten, and up to thirteen million nine  hundred
  twenty-two  thousand dollars shall be reserved and accumulated from year
  to year from the health care reform act (HCRA) resources  fund  for  the
  period  January  first,  two thousand eleven through March thirty-first,
  two thousand eleven, and  shall  be  available,  including  income  from
  invested funds, for:
    (i)  deposit by the commissioner, within amounts appropriated, and the
  state comptroller is hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  receive  for
  deposit  to, to the credit of the department of health's special revenue
  fund - other, hospital based grants program account or the  health  care
  reform  act (HCRA) resources fund, whichever is applicable, for purposes
  of services  and  expenses  related  to  general  hospital  based  grant
  programs,  up  to  twenty-two million dollars annually from the nineteen
  hundred ninety-seven pool, nineteen hundred ninety-eight pool,  nineteen
  hundred  ninety-nine  pool, two thousand pool, two thousand one pool and
  two thousand two pool, respectively, up to  twenty-two  million  dollars
  from  the  two  thousand  three  pool, up to ten million dollars for the
  period January first, two thousand four through  December  thirty-first,
  two  thousand  four, up to eleven million dollars for the period January

first, two thousand five through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand
  five, up to twenty-two million dollars for the period January first, two
  thousand  six  through  December  thirty-first,  two thousand six, up to
  twenty-two million ninety-seven thousand dollars annually for the period
  January  first,  two  thousand  seven through December thirty-first, two
  thousand ten, and up to five million five hundred  twenty-four  thousand
  dollars  for the period January first, two thousand eleven through March
  thirty-first, two thousand eleven;
    (ii) deposit by the commissioner, within amounts appropriated, and the
  state comptroller is hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  receive  for
  deposit  to,  to  the  credit of the emergency medical services training
  account established in section ninety-seven-q of the state  finance  law
  or  the  health  care  reform  act  (HCRA)  resources fund, whichever is
  applicable, up to sixteen million dollars on an annualized basis for the
  periods January first, nineteen hundred  ninety-seven  through  December
  thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, up to twenty million dollars
  for   the   period   January   first,   two  thousand  through  December
  thirty-first, two thousand, up to twenty-one  million  dollars  for  the
  period  January  first,  two thousand one through December thirty-first,
  two thousand one, up  to  twenty-two  million  dollars  for  the  period
  January  first,  two  thousand  two  through  December thirty-first, two
  thousand two, up to  twenty-two  million  five  hundred  fifty  thousand
  dollars  for  the  period  January  first,  two  thousand  three through
  December thirty-first, two  thousand  three,  up  to  nine  million  six
  hundred  eighty  thousand  dollars  for  the  period  January first, two
  thousand four through December thirty-first, two thousand  four,  up  to
  twelve  million  one  hundred  thirty  thousand  dollars  for the period
  January first, two thousand  five  through  December  thirty-first,  two
  thousand  five,  up  to  twenty-four  million two hundred fifty thousand
  dollars for the period January first, two thousand six through  December
  thirty-first,  two  thousand  six,  up  to  twenty  million four hundred
  ninety-two thousand dollars annually for the period January  first,  two
  thousand  seven  through December thirty-first, two thousand ten, and up
  to five million one hundred twenty-three thousand dollars for the period
  January first, two  thousand  eleven  through  March  thirty-first,  two
  thousand eleven;
    (iii)  priority  distributions  by  the  commissioner up to thirty-two
  million dollars on an annualized basis for the period January first, two
  thousand  through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  four,  up  to
  thirty-eight  million  dollars  on  an  annualized  basis for the period
  January first, two thousand  five  through  December  thirty-first,  two
  thousand  six, up to eighteen million two hundred fifty thousand dollars
  for the period  January  first,  two  thousand  seven  through  December
  thirty-first,  two  thousand seven, up to three million dollars annually
  for the period  January  first,  two  thousand  eight  through  December
  thirty-first,  two  thousand ten, and up to seven hundred fifty thousand
  dollars for the period January first, two thousand eleven through  March
  thirty-first,  two thousand eleven, to be allocated (A) for the purposes
  established  pursuant  to  subparagraph  (ii)  of   paragraph   (f)   of
  subdivision  nineteen  of  section  twenty-eight hundred seven-c of this
  article  as  in  effect  on  December  thirty-first,  nineteen   hundred
  ninety-six  and  as  may  thereafter  be  amended, up to fifteen million
  dollars annually for the periods January  first,  two  thousand  through
  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  four,  up  to twenty-one million
  dollars annually for the period January first, two thousand five through
  December thirty-first, two thousand six, and up to  seven  million  five
  hundred  thousand  dollars  for  the  period January first, two thousand
  seven through March thirty-first, two thousand seven;

(B) pursuant to a memorandum of  understanding  entered  into  by  the
  commissioner,  the  majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the
  assembly,  for  the  purposes  outlined  in  such  memorandum  upon  the
  recommendation  of  the  majority  leader   of  the  senate, up to eight
  million  five  hundred  thousand dollars annually for the period January
  first, two thousand through December thirty-first, two thousand six, and
  up to four million two hundred fifty thousand  dollars  for  the  period
  January  first,  two thousand seven through June thirtieth, two thousand
  seven, and for  the  purposes  outlined  in  such  memorandum  upon  the
  recommendation  of the speaker of the assembly, up to eight million five
  hundred thousand dollars annually for the  periods  January  first,  two
  thousand through December thirty-first, two thousand six, and up to four
  million two hundred fifty thousand dollars for the period January first,
  two thousand seven through June thirtieth, two thousand seven; and
    (C)  for services and expenses, including grants, related to emergency
  assistance   distributions   as   designated   by   the    commissioner.
  Notwithstanding section one hundred twelve or one hundred sixty-three of
  the  state  finance  law  or  any  other contrary provision of law, such
  distributions shall be  limited  to  providers  or  programs  where,  as
  determined by the commissioner, emergency assistance is vital to protect
  the  life  or  safety  of  patients, to ensure the retention of facility
  caregivers or  other  staff,  or  in  instances  where  health  facility
  operations are jeopardized, or where the public health is jeopardized or
  other  emergency  situations exist, up to three million dollars annually
  for  the  period  April  first,  two  thousand   seven   through   March
  thirty-first,  two thousand eleven. Upon any distribution of such funds,
  the commissioner shall immediately notify the chair and ranking minority
  member of the senate finance committee,  the  assembly  ways  and  means
  committee, the senate committee on health, and the assembly committee on
  health;
    (iv)  distributions  by  the  commissioner  related  to poison control
  centers pursuant to subdivision seven of section  twenty-five  hundred-d
  of  this  chapter,  up  to  five  million dollars for the period January
  first, nineteen  hundred  ninety-seven  through  December  thirty-first,
  nineteen  hundred  ninety-seven,  up  to  three  million  dollars  on an
  annualized basis for  the  periods  during  the  period  January  first,
  nineteen  hundred  ninety-eight  through December thirty-first, nineteen
  hundred ninety-nine, up to five million dollars annually for the periods
  January first, two thousand through December thirty-first, two  thousand
  two,  up  to  four million six hundred thousand dollars annually for the
  periods January first, two thousand three through December thirty-first,
  two thousand four, up to five million one hundred thousand  dollars  for
  the   period   January   first,   two  thousand  five  through  December
  thirty-first, two thousand six annually, up to five million one  hundred
  thousand  dollars  annually  for  the period January first, two thousand
  seven through December thirty-first, two  thousand  nine,  up  to  three
  million  six  hundred thousand dollars for the period January first, two
  thousand ten through December thirty-first, two thousand ten, and up  to
  seven  hundred  seventy-five  thousand  dollars  for  the period January
  first, two thousand eleven  through  March  thirty-first,  two  thousand
  eleven; and
    (v)  deposit by the commissioner, within amounts appropriated, and the
  state comptroller is hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  receive  for
  deposit  to, to the credit of the department of health's special revenue
  fund - other, miscellaneous special revenue  fund  -  339  maternal  and
  child  HIV  services  account  or  the  health  care  reform  act (HCRA)
  resources fund, whichever is  applicable,  for  purposes  of  a  special
  program  for  HIV  services  for  infants and pregnant women pursuant to

section seventy-one of chapter seven hundred thirty-one of the  laws  of
  nineteen  hundred ninety-three, amending the public health law and other
  laws relating to reimbursement, delivery and capital costs of ambulatory
  health care services and inpatient hospital services, up to five million
  dollars  annually  for  the  periods January first, two thousand through
  December thirty-first, two thousand two, up to five million dollars  for
  the   period   January   first,  two  thousand  three  through  December
  thirty-first, two  thousand  three,  up  to  two  million  five  hundred
  thousand dollars for the period January first, two thousand four through
  December thirty-first, two thousand four, up to two million five hundred
  thousand dollars for the period January first, two thousand five through
  December thirty-first, two thousand five, up to five million dollars for
  the   period   January   first,   two   thousand  six  through  December
  thirty-first, two thousand six, up to five million dollars annually  for
  the   period   January   first,  two  thousand  seven  through  December
  thirty-first, two thousand ten, and up to one million two hundred  fifty
  thousand  dollars  for  the  period  January  first, two thousand eleven
  through March thirty-first, two thousand eleven;
    (d) (i) An amount of up to twenty million  dollars  annually  for  the
  period  January  first,  two thousand through December thirty-first, two
  thousand six, up to ten million dollars for the  period  January  first,
  two  thousand  seven  through  June thirtieth, two thousand seven, up to
  twenty million dollars  annually  for  the  period  January  first,  two
  thousand  eight  through December thirty-first, two thousand ten, and up
  to five million dollars for  the  period  January  first,  two  thousand
  eleven  through  March  thirty-first,  two  thousand  eleven,  shall  be
  transferred  to  the  health  facility  restructuring  pool  established
  pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred fifteen of this article;
    (ii)  provided,  however, amounts transferred pursuant to subparagraph
  (i) of this paragraph may be reduced in an amount to be approved by  the
  director  of  the budget to reflect the amount received from the federal
  government under the state's 1115 waiver which  is  directed  under  its
  terms and conditions to the health facility restructuring program.
    (e)  Funds  shall  be  reserved  and accumulated from year to year and
  shall be available,  including income from invested funds, for  purposes
  of  distributions  to  organizations  to  support  the  health workforce
  retraining program established pursuant to section twenty-eight  hundred
  seven-g  of  this   article  from the respective health care initiatives
  pools established for the following periods  in  the  following  amounts
  from  the  pools  or  the  health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund,
  whichever is applicable,  during  the  period  January  first,  nineteen
  hundred  ninety-seven  through  December  thirty-first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-nine, up to fifty million dollars on an annualized basis,  up  to
  thirty  million  dollars  for  the  period  January  first, two thousand
  through December thirty-first, two thousand, up to forty million dollars
  for  the  period  January  first,  two  thousand  one  through  December
  thirty-first,  two  thousand  one,  up  to fifty million dollars for the
  period January first, two thousand two  through  December  thirty-first,
  two  thousand  two,  up  to forty-one million one hundred fifty thousand
  dollars for  the  period  January  first,  two  thousand  three  through
  December  thirty-first,  two thousand three, up to forty-one million one
  hundred fifty  thousand  dollars  for  the  period  January  first,  two
  thousand  four  through  December thirty-first, two thousand four, up to
  fifty-eight million three hundred sixty thousand dollars for the  period
  January  first,  two  thousand  five  through December thirty-first, two
  thousand five, up to fifty-two  million  three  hundred  sixty  thousand
  dollars  for the period January first, two thousand six through December
  thirty-first, two thousand six, up to thirty-five million  four  hundred

thousand  dollars  annually  for  the period January first, two thousand
  seven through December thirty-first, two thousand ten and  up  to  eight
  million  eight  hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars for the period January
  first,  two  thousand  eleven  through  March thirty-first, two thousand
  eleven, less the amount of funds  available  for  allocations  for  rate
  adjustments  for  workforce  training  programs  for  payments  by state
  governmental agencies for inpatient hospital services.
    (f) Funds shall be accumulated and transferred from as follows:
    (i) from the pool for  the  period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-seven    through    December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred
  ninety-seven, (A) thirty-four  million   six  hundred  thousand  dollars
  shall  be  transferred  to  funds  reserved  and accumulated pursuant to
  paragraph (b) of subdivision nineteen of  section  twenty-eight  hundred
  seven-c  of  this  article,  and (B) eighty-two million dollars shall be
  transferred and deposited and  credited  to  the  credit  of  the  state
  general fund medical assistance local assistance account;
    (ii)  from  the  pool  for  the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-eight   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-eight,  eighty-two  million  dollars  shall  be  transferred  and
  deposited and credited to the credit of the state general  fund  medical
  assistance local assistance account;
    (iii)  from  the  pool  for the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-nine through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine,
  eighty-two million  dollars  shall  be  transferred  and  deposited  and
  credited  to  the  credit  of  the state general fund medical assistance
  local assistance account;
    (iv) from the pool or the health  care  reform  act  (HCRA)  resources
  fund,  whichever  is  applicable,  for  the  period  January  first, two
  thousand through December thirty-first, two  thousand  four,  eighty-two
  million dollars annually, and for the period January first, two thousand
  five  through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  five,  eighty-two
  million dollars, and for the period  January  first,  two  thousand  six
  through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  six, eighty-two million
  dollars, and for the period January first, two  thousand  seven  through
  December  thirty-first,  two thousand seven, eighty-two million dollars,
  and for the period January first, two thousand  eight  through  December
  thirty-first,  two thousand eight, ninety million seven hundred thousand
  dollars  shall  be  deposited  by  the  commissioner,  and   the   state
  comptroller  is hereby authorized and directed to receive for deposit to
  the credit of the state special revenue  fund  -  other,  HCRA  transfer
  fund, medical assistance account;
    (v)  from  the  health  care  reform act (HCRA) resources fund for the
  period January first, two thousand nine through  December  thirty-first,
  two  thousand  nine, one hundred eight million nine hundred seventy-five
  thousand dollars, and for the period January  first,  two  thousand  ten
  through  December thirty-first, two thousand ten, one hundred twenty-six
  million one hundred thousand dollars, and for the period January  first,
  two  thousand  eleven  through  March thirty-first, two thousand eleven,
  twenty million five hundred thousand dollars, shall be deposited by  the
  commissioner,  and  the  state  comptroller  is  hereby  authorized  and
  directed to receive for deposit, to the  credit  of  the  state  special
  revenue fund - other, HCRA transfer fund, medical assistance account.
    (g)  Funds  shall be transferred to primary health care services pools
  created by the commissioner, and shall be  available,  including  income
  from invested funds, for distributions in accordance with former section
  twenty-eight hundred seven-bb of this article from the respective health
  care  initiatives  pools  for  the  following  periods  in the following

percentage amounts of funds remaining after  allocations  in  accordance
  with paragraphs (a) through (f) of this subdivision:
    (i)  from  the  pool  for  the  period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-seven   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-seven, fifteen and eighty-seven-hundredths percent;
    (ii)  from  the  pool  for  the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-eight   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-eight, fifteen and eighty-seven-hundredths percent; and
    (iii)  from  the  pool  for the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-nine through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine,
  sixteen and thirteen-hundredths percent.
    (h) Funds shall be reserved and accumulated from year to year  by  the
  commissioner  and  shall  be  available,  including income from invested
  funds, for purposes of primary care education and training  pursuant  to
  article nine of this chapter from the respective health care initiatives
  pools  established for the following periods in the following percentage
  amounts  of  funds  remaining  after  allocations  in  accordance   with
  paragraphs  (a)  through  (f) of this subdivision and shall be available
  for distributions as follows:
    (i) funds shall be reserved and accumulated:
    (A) from the pool for  the  period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-seven    through    December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred
  ninety-seven, six and thirty-five-hundredths percent;
    (B) from the pool for  the  period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-eight    through    December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred
  ninety-eight, six and thirty-five-hundredths percent; and
    (C) from the pool for  the  period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-nine through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine,
  six and forty-five-hundredths percent;
    (ii)  funds shall be available for distributions including income from
  invested funds as follows:
    (A) for purposes of the primary care physician loan repayment  program
  in  accordance  with  section  nine hundred three of this chapter, up to
  five million dollars on an annualized basis;
    (B) for purposes of the primary care practitioner scholarship  program
  in  accordance with section nine hundred four of this chapter, up to two
  million dollars on an annualized basis;
    (C) for purposes of minority participation in medical education grants
  in accordance with section nine hundred six of this chapter, up  to  one
  million dollars on an annualized basis; and
    (D)  provided, however, that the commissioner may reallocate any funds
  remaining  or  unallocated  for  distributions  for  the  primary   care
  practitioner scholarship program in accordance with section nine hundred
  four of this chapter.
    (i)  Funds  shall  be  reserved  and accumulated from year to year and
  shall  be  available,  including  income  from   invested   funds,   for
  distributions  in  accordance with section twenty-nine hundred fifty-two
  and section twenty-nine hundred fifty-eight of this  chapter  for  rural
  health   care   delivery   development  and  rural  health  care  access
  development, respectively, from the respective health  care  initiatives
  pools  or the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund, whichever is
  applicable, for  the  following  periods  in  the  following  percentage
  amounts   of  funds  remaining  after  allocations  in  accordance  with
  paragraphs (a) through (f) of this subdivision, and for periods  on  and
  after January first, two thousand, in the following amounts:
    (i)  from  the  pool  for  the  period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-seven   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-seven, thirteen and forty-nine-hundredths percent;

(ii)  from  the  pool  for  the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-eight   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-eight, thirteen and forty-nine-hundredths percent;
    (iii)  from  the  pool  for the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-nine through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine,
  thirteen and seventy-one-hundredths percent;
    (iv) from the pool for the periods January first, two thousand through
  December thirty-first,  two  thousand  two,  seventeen  million  dollars
  annually,  and  for the period January first, two thousand three through
  December thirty-first, two thousand three, up to fifteen  million  eight
  hundred fifty thousand dollars;
    (v) from the pool or the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund,
  whichever is applicable, for the period January first, two thousand four
  through  December thirty-first, two thousand four, up to fifteen million
  eight hundred fifty thousand dollars, and for the period January  first,
  two  thousand  five through December thirty-first, two thousand five, up
  to nineteen million two hundred thousand dollars,  and  for  the  period
  January  first,  two  thousand  six  through  December thirty-first, two
  thousand six, up to nineteen million two hundred thousand  dollars,  for
  the   period   January   first,  two  thousand  seven  through  December
  thirty-first, two thousand ten, up to eighteen million one hundred fifty
  thousand dollars  annually,  and  for  the  period  January  first,  two
  thousand  eleven  through March thirty-first, two thousand eleven, up to
  four million five hundred thirty-eight thousand dollars.
    (j) Funds shall be reserved and accumulated  from  year  to  year  and
  shall  be  available, including income from invested funds, for purposes
  of distributions related to health information and health  care  quality
  improvement  pursuant  to former section twenty-eight hundred seven-n of
  this  article  from  the  respective  health  care   initiatives   pools
  established  for  the  following  periods  in  the  following percentage
  amounts  of  funds  remaining  after  allocations  in  accordance   with
  paragraphs (a) through (f) of this subdivision:
    (i)  from  the  pool  for  the  period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-seven   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-seven, six and thirty-five-hundredths percent;
    (ii)  from  the  pool  for  the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-eight   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-eight, six and thirty-five-hundredths percent; and
    (iii)  from  the  pool  for the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-nine through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine,
  six and forty-five-hundredths percent.
    (k) Funds shall be reserved and accumulated  from  year  to  year  and
  shall   be   available,  including  income   from  invested  funds,  for
  allocations and distributions in accordance  with  section  twenty-eight
  hundred  seven-p  of  this  article  for diagnostic and treatment center
  uncompensated care from the respective health care initiatives pools  or
  the   health  care  reform  act  (HCRA)  resources  fund,  whichever  is
  applicable, for the  following  periods  in  the  following  percentage
  amounts   of  funds  remaining  after  allocations  in  accordance  with
  paragraphs (a) through (f) of this subdivision, and for periods  on  and
  after January first, two thousand, in the following amounts:
    (i)  from  the  pool  for  the  period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-seven   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-seven, thirty-eight and one-tenth percent;
    (ii)  from  the  pool  for  the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-eight   through   December   thirty-first,    nineteen    hundred
  ninety-eight, thirty-eight and one-tenth percent;

(iii)  from  the  pool  for the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-nine through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine,
  thirty-eight and seventy-one-hundredths percent;
    (iv) from the pool for the periods January first, two thousand through
  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  two, forty-eight million dollars
  annually, and for the period January first, two thousand  three  through
  June thirtieth, two thousand three, twenty-four million dollars;
    (v)  (A)  from the pool or the health care reform act (HCRA) resources
  fund, whichever is applicable, for the period July first,  two  thousand
  three  through  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  three, up to six
  million dollars, for the period January first, two thousand four through
  December thirty-first, two thousand six, up to  twelve  million  dollars
  annually,  for  the  period  January  first,  two thousand seven through
  December thirty-first, two  thousand  ten,  up  to  forty-eight  million
  dollars  annually, and for the period January first, two thousand eleven
  through March thirty-first, two thousand eleven, up  to  twelve  million
  dollars;
    (B)  from  the  health  care  reform act (HCRA) resources fund for the
  period January first, two thousand six  through  December  thirty-first,
  two  thousand  six,  an  additional  seven million five hundred thousand
  dollars, for the  period  January  first,  two  thousand  seven  through
  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  ten, an additional seven million
  five hundred thousand dollars  annually,  and  for  the  period  January
  first,  two  thousand  eleven  through  March thirty-first, two thousand
  eleven, an additional one million eight  hundred  seventy-five  thousand
  dollars,  for  voluntary  non-profit  diagnostic  and  treatment  center
  uncompensated care in accordance  with  subdivision  four-c  of  section
  twenty-eight hundred seven-p of this article; and
    (vi)  funds  reserved  and  accumulated pursuant to this paragraph for
  periods on and after July first, two thousand three, shall be  deposited
  by   the  commissioner,  within  amounts  appropriated,  and  the  state
  comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to receive for deposit  to
  the  credit  of  the  state special revenue funds - other, HCRA transfer
  fund, medical assistance account, for  purposes  of  funding  the  state
  share  of rate adjustments made pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred
  seven-p of this article, provided, however, that in  the  event  federal
  financial  participation  is  not  available  for  rate adjustments made
  pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision  one  of  section  twenty-eight
  hundred  seven-p of this article, funds shall be distributed pursuant to
  paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section twenty-eight hundred seven-p
  of this article from the respective health care initiatives pools or the
  health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund, whichever is applicable.
    (l) Funds shall be reserved and accumulated from year to year  by  the
  commissioner  and  shall  be  available,  including income from invested
  funds, for transfer to and allocation  for services and expenses for the
  payment of  benefits  to  recipients  of   drugs  under  the  AIDS  drug
  assistance  program  (ADAP) - HIV uninsured care program as administered
  by  Health  Research  Incorporated  from  the  respective   health  care
  initiatives  pools  or the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund,
  whichever is applicable, established for the following  periods  in  the
  following  percentage  amounts  of  funds remaining after allocations in
  accordance with paragraphs (a) through (f) of this subdivision, and  for
  periods  on  and  after  January  first,  two thousand, in the following
  amounts:
    (i) from the pool for  the  period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-seven    through    December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred
  ninety-seven, nine and fifty-two-hundredths percent;

(ii) from the pool for the  period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-eight    through    December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred
  ninety-eight, nine and fifty-two-hundredths percent;
    (iii)  from  the  pool  for the period January first, nineteen hundred
  ninety-nine and December  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-nine,
  nine and sixty-eight-hundredths percent;
    (iv) from the pool for the periods January first, two thousand through
  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand two, up to twelve million dollars
  annually, and for the period January first, two thousand  three  through
  December  thirty-first, two thousand three, up to forty million dollars;
  and
    (v) from the pool or the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund,
  whichever is applicable, for the periods  January  first,  two  thousand
  four  through  December thirty-first, two thousand four, up to fifty-six
  million dollars, for the period January first, two thousand five through
  December thirty-first, two thousand six, up  to  sixty  million  dollars
  annually,  for  the  period  January  first,  two thousand seven through
  December thirty-first, two thousand ten, up  to  sixty  million  dollars
  annually,  and for the period January first, two thousand eleven through
  March thirty-first, two thousand eleven, up to fifteen million dollars.
    (m) Funds shall be reserved and accumulated  from  year  to  year  and
  shall  be  available, including income from invested funds, for purposes
  of distributions pursuant to section  twenty-eight  hundred  seven-r  of
  this article for cancer related services from the respective health care
  initiatives  pools  or the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund,
  whichever is applicable, established for the following  periods  in  the
  following  percentage  amounts  of  funds remaining after allocations in
  accordance with paragraphs (a) through (f) of this subdivision, and  for
  periods  on  and  after  January  first,  two thousand, in the following
  amounts:
    (i) from the pool for  the  period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-seven    through    December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred
  ninety-seven, seven and ninety-four-hundredths percent;
    (ii) from the pool for the  period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-eight    through    December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred
  ninety-eight, seven and ninety-four-hundredths percent;
    (iii) from the pool for the period  January  first,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-nine and December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, six
  and forty-five-hundredths percent;
    (iv)  from the pool for the period January first, two thousand through
  December thirty-first, two thousand two, up to ten million dollars on an
  annual basis;
    (v) from the pool for the period January  first,  two  thousand  three
  through  December  thirty-first,  two thousand four, up to eight million
  nine hundred fifty thousand dollars on an annual basis;
    (vi) from the pool or the health  care  reform  act  (HCRA)  resources
  fund,  whichever  is  applicable,  for  the  period  January  first, two
  thousand five through December thirty-first, two thousand six, up to ten
  million fifty thousand dollars  on  an  annual  basis,  for  the  period
  January  first,  two  thousand  seven through December thirty-first, two
  thousand ten, up to nineteen  million  dollars  annually,  and  for  the
  period  January  first,  two thousand eleven through March thirty-first,
  two thousand eleven, up to four million  seven  hundred  fifty  thousand
  dollars.
    (n)  Funds  shall  be accumulated and transferred from the health care
  reform act (HCRA) resources fund as follows: for the period April first,
  two thousand seven through March thirty-first, two thousand  eight,  and
  on  an  annual  basis  for  the  periods April first, two thousand eight

through November thirtieth, two  thousand  nine,  funds  within  amounts
  appropriated  shall  be  transferred  and  deposited and credited to the
  credit of the state special revenue funds - other, HCRA  transfer  fund,
  medical  assistance  account, for purposes of funding the state share of
  rate adjustments made to public and voluntary  hospitals  in  accordance
  with  paragraphs  (i) and (j) of subdivision one of section twenty-eight
  hundred seven-c of this article.
    2.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  rule   or
  regulation,  any  funds accumulated in the health care initiatives pools
  pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision nine  of  section  twenty-eight
  hundred  seven-j of this article, as a result of surcharges, assessments
  or other obligations during the periods January first, nineteen  hundred
  ninety-seven    through    December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred
  ninety-nine, which are unused or uncommitted for distributions  pursuant
  to  this  section shall be reserved and accumulated from year to year by
  the commissioner  and,  within  amounts  appropriated,  transferred  and
  deposited  into the special revenue funds - other, miscellaneous special
  revenue fund - 339, child health insurance account or any successor fund
  or account, for purposes of distributions to implement the child  health
  insurance  program  established pursuant to sections twenty-five hundred
  ten and twenty-five hundred eleven of this chapter for  periods  on  and
  after January first, two thousand one; provided, however, funds reserved
  and  accumulated  for  priority  distributions  pursuant to subparagraph
  (iii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision one of this section shall  not  be
  transferred   and   deposited   into   such  account  pursuant  to  this
  subdivision;  and  provided  further,  however,  that  any   unused   or
  uncommitted  pool  funds accumulated and allocated pursuant to paragraph
  (j) of subdivision one of this section shall be distributed for purposes
  of the health information and quality improvement act of 2000.
    3. Revenue from distributions pursuant to this section  shall  not  be
  included  in  gross  revenue  received  for  purposes of the assessments
  pursuant to subdivision eighteen of section twenty-eight hundred seven-c
  of  this  article,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  paragraph  (e)  of
  subdivision  eighteen  of  section  twenty-eight hundred seven-c of this
  article, and shall  not  be  included  in  gross  revenue  received  for
  purposes  of  the  assessments  pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred
  seven-d of this article, subject to the provisions of subdivision twelve
  of section twenty-eight hundred seven-d of this article.

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