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.
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
PA11-09
PAEX11-06
TO: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan or The Excelsior Plan
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Reporting On Centers of Excellence (AL1115)
DATE: May 11, 2011
We are happy to send the revised Reporting On Centers of Excellence (COE). This publication replaces the May 2010 version (AL0954). If you still have the old publication on your shelves, please remove and recycle it. Reporting On Centers of Excellence describes the benefits of Centers of Excellence for cancer, transplants and infertility and clarifies the COE Travel Allowance. This publication is popular at health fairs and with new enrollees.
Distribution
We will not be mailing this publication to enrollee homes. We will send you five copies, but you can order as many as you need on HBA Online. Reporting On Centers of Excellence is also enclosed in the Quick Order packages for both PA groups.
Publications Available on our web site: https://www.cs.state.ny.us
Please check the web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. This publication will be available on HBA Online under Publications & Forms and on NYSHIP Online. Click on Using Your Benefits and then Publications.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of this publication [AL1115 RO COE/May 2011] on HBA Online under Publications & Forms. If you need help accessing HBA Online, please call the Help Desk or your processor. Please wait until you receive your shipments of the new publications before you place an order.
If you are unsure of how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please call the Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.