(a) Except as otherwise provided by this act, all budgeting, purchasing and related management functions of the Kansas state employees health care commission shall be administered by the secretary of administration under the direction and supervision of the chairperson of the commission. All vouchers for expenditures and all payrolls of the Kansas state employees health care commission shall be approved by the chairperson of the commission or by a person or persons designated by the chairperson.

(b) There is hereby created the position of technical administrator for the state health care benefit program. Under the direction and supervision of the secretary of administration, the technical administrator shall provide primary staffing assistance to the commission and perform such other functions and duties as may be prescribed by the commission. The technical administrator shall be in the classified or unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act as specified by the secretary of administration and shall be appointed by the secretary of administration. Within the limits of available appropriations, the secretary of administration shall provide such additional assistance as may be requested by the commission.