2004 Yellow Book
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INSURANCE DEPARTMENT (Summary) View Details

		Adjusted Appropriation 2003-04	Executive Request 2004-05	Change	Percent Change

AGENCY SUMMARY
	Special Revenue-Other	147,398,000	162,155,100	14,757,100	10.0%
Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:		147,398,000	162,155,100	14,757,100	10.0%

* 2000-01 through 2002-03 reflect enacted appropriations. * 2003-04 and 2004-05 reflect Executive recommended appropriations.

ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
Fund	Current 2003-04	Requested 2004-05	Change

All Other Funds:	908	908	0
TOTAL:	908	908	0

Budget Highlights

The Insurance Department is charged with regulating the insurance industry and ensuring that the interests of insurance consumers, companies and producers are considered in rate setting and regulation. The Insurance Department receives all of its operating revenue from assessments levied on the insurance industry.

The Agency is included in the Health and Mental Hygiene appropriation bill.

State Operations

The Executive proposes a State Operations Special Revenue Other appropriation of $162,155,100, an increase of $14,757,100 or 10.0 percent from State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2003-04. This includes:

an increase of $7,319,800 in the Administration, Consumer Services and Regulation Program for personal service, nonpersonal service, fringe benefit and indirect cost increases;

an increase of $898,500 for rent and utility increases for the One Commerce Plaza and Minneola offices;

a suballocation of $4,871,000 to the Department of Law for services and expenses associated with the implementation of Executive Order 109, appointing the Attorney General as special prosecutor for no fault auto insurance fraud. This is the same amount allocated in SFY 2003-04;

a suballocation of $1,070,000 to other State agencies for services and expenses to develop and promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes. This is the same amount allocated in SFY 2003-04;

a suballocation of $447,000 to the Banking Department’s Holocaust Claims Processing Office. These monies will be used to continue efforts to provide restitution of insurance policies to Holocaust victim survivors. This is the same amount allocated in SFY 2003-04;

The Executive Budget proposes a total suballocation of $17,980,000 to the Department of State for the following initiatives:

$8,921,000 for services and expenses related to the Office of Fire Prevention and Control and the State Fire Reporting System. This represents an increase of $256,000 above current year levels;

$5,965,000 for expenses incurred for the enforcement, development and maintenance of the State Building Code. This represents an increase of $16,000 above SFY 2003-04;

$1,036,000 for Aid to Localities payments related to municipalities fighting fires on State property, expenses incurred under the State’s mobilization and mutual aid plan, and for payment of training costs of certain first-line supervisors of paid fire departments at the New York City Fire Training Academy. This is the same amount allocated in SFY 2003-04;

$1,026,000 for expenses related to fire inspections and fire safety training programs at privately operated colleges and universities in New York State, which reflects an increase of $12,000 above SFY 2003-04.

$523,000 for services and expenses related to the repair and rehabilitation of the State Fire Training Academy. This is the same amount allocated in SFY 2003-04; and $509,000 for expenses related to the Urban Search and Rescue Program which reflects an increase of $9,000 above SFY 2003-04;

There are $31,559,800 in suballocations to the Department of Health and the Office of Inspector General as follows:

$11,524,600 for services and expenses of the Center for Community Health Program, which reflects an increase of $1,524,600 above current year levels;

$8,000,000 for State aid to municipalities for Childhood Immunizations against German Measles, and other communicable diseases. This represents the same amount allocated in SFY 2003-04;

$7,221,200 for services and expenses related to the enhanced Newborn Genetic Screening Programs, an increase of $1,221,200 above current year levels;

$3,500,000 for services and expenses incurred in implementation of the Forge-Proof Pharmaceutical Prescription Program;

$443,000 to the Office of Inspector General for services and expenses. This is the same amount provided in SFY 2003-04;

$300,000 to the Department of Health for expenses incurred in the certification of managed care programs, which reflects the same amount provided in SFY 2003-04;

$300,000 to the Department of Health for expenses incurred in the approval of managed care implementation plans. This reflects the same amount provided in SFY 2003-04; and

$271,000 to the Department of Health for expenses incurred in the development of inpatient hospital rates for insurance payments. This reflects the same amount allocated in SFY 2003-04.

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