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.
ANDREW M. CUOMO
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
PA12-07
PAEX12-07
TO: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: New Reporting On Diabetes
DATE: April 13, 2012
We are pleased to announce that the new version of the publication Reporting On Diabetes is at the printer and will be shipped to agencies soon.
The April 2012 version replaces the July 2010 version and includes valuable information about The Empire Plan's Home Care Advocacy Program (HCAP) and diabetes education and self-care. Please recycle any copies you may have of the July 2010 version.
Distribution
We will send you five copies of this publication in mid April, but you can order as many as you need on HBA Online. It will not be mailed to enrollees' homes.
Publications available on our web site https://www.cs.ny.gov
Please check this 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. From the NYSHIP Online homepage, click on Using Your Benefits and then Publications.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies [AL1123 RO Diabetes/April 2012] by ordering on HBA Online under Publications & Forms. If you need help accessing HBA Online, please call the Civil Service Help Desk at 1-800-422-3671 or 518-457-5406. Call the EBD Help Line at 518-474-2780 with questions about NYSHIP benefits. Please wait until you receive your shipment 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.