The Empire Plan is a unique health insurance plan designed especially for public employees in New York State. Empire Plan benefits include inpatient and outpatient hospital coverage, medical/surgical coverage, Centers of Excellence for transplants, infertility and cancer, home care services, equipment and supplies, mental health and substance abuse coverage and prescription drug coverage.
ELIOT SPITZER
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
NANCY G. GROENWEGEN
ACTING COMMISSIONER
PA07-07
TO: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Dependent Spouse Social Security Numbers
DATE: March 30, 2007
Federal requirements for exchanging data with the Center for Medicare/.Medicaid Services include the reporting of spouse’s social security numbers. Please review the attached listing for your agency and obtain and enter the missing social security numbers on NYBEAS (in some instances, the spouse’s social security number has been entered as 888-88-8888).
Please direct any questions you have regarding this memo to the PA/PE unit at 518/474-2780.