2001 Yellow Book
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WORKERS` COMPENSATION BOARD

                                      Adjusted         Executive                       
                                 Appropriation           Request                       Percent 
                                       2000-01           2001-02            Change      Change 
AGENCY SUMMARY
  Special Rev.-Other               156,282,400        159,724,400        3,442,000       2.20%
  Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:        156,282,400        159,724,400        3,442,000       2.20%

STATE OPERATIONS
  Special Rev.-Other               156,282,400        159,724,400        3,442,000       2.20%
  Total for STATE OPERATIONS:      156,282,400        159,724,400        3,442,000       2.20%

Workers' Compensation
  Special Rev.-Other               110,886,200        114,728,200        3,842,000       3.46%
  Total for Program:               110,886,200        114,728,200        3,842,000       3.46%

Disability Benefits
  Special Rev.-Other                 7,502,700          7,641,900          139,200       1.86%
  Total for Program:                 7,502,700          7,641,900          139,200       1.86%

Systems Modernization
  Special Rev.-Other                37,893,500         37,354,300         (539,200)     -1.42%
  Total for Program:                37,893,500         37,354,300         (539,200)     -1.42%
                                                                                                                                                

                         ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
                        BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
                                                                                                                                                
                            Current  Requested
Program                     2000-01    2001-02    Change
                                                                                                                                                
Workers' Compensation         1,568      1,548      (20)
Disability Benefits              59         57       (2)
Systems Modernization            83         83        0
Total All Other Funds:        1,710      1,688      (22)

TOTAL:                        1,710      1,688      (22)
                                                                                                                                                 

  
                          BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                   (Executive Budget: pp. 443-446)

The Workers' Compensation Board reviews claims for workers' compensation 
benefits, reports of injuries filed by employers, and medical reports from 
physicians and other health care providers.  The Board also investigates 
fraudulent claims.

The agency is included in the Public Protection and General Government 
appropriation bill.

State Operations

The Executive recommends a Special Revenue Funds - Other appropriation of 
$159,724,000, an increase of $3,442,000 or two percent from SFY 2000-01 funding 
levels.

The Executive proposes increases in staffing to accommodate an increased 
workload resulting from statutory changes requiring independent medical 
examiners to register with the Board.  The Executive also proposes the addition 
of four fraud investigators in the Office of the Inspector General.

In addition, the Executive projects a savings of $2,300,000 resulting from the 
completion of systems modernization projects and the continuation of other
multi-year projects including a customer call center, a new financial management
information system, and development of a data warehouse.

The Executive also proposes to continue the relocation of the Brooklyn district 
office to new locations in Brooklyn (opening Spring 2001), Queens (opening 
Spring 2001), and Manhattan (opening Fall 2001) without the loss of any
currently filled positions.


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