2012 New York Consolidated Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 28 - (2800 - 2823) HOSPITALS
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.
    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.