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.
GEORGE E. PATAKI
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
DANIEL E. WALL
COMMISSIONER
JOHN F. BARR
EXECUTIVE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
PE06-10
PA06-10
TO: Chief Executive Officers
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Medicare Part D Retiree Drug Subsidy Agreement
DATE: March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
Dear Chief Executive Officer:
As indicated in our previous correspondence to you, the Employee Benefits Division continues to work with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on issues and procedures related to implementation of Medicare Part D and the employer subsidy. We expect the first subsidy payment to be reflected in the September billing; however, if a payment can be made by CMS earlier, we are committed to relaying it to your agency as soon as possible.
Enclosed are two copies of a Medicare Part D Retiree Drug Subsidy Distribution Agreement, which formalizes the distribution arrangements for the employer subsidy. Please complete and execute both copies of the Agreement by having them signed by the Chief Fiscal Officer or another person authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of your Agency. Please note that the signature must be notarized. Return the executed copies to the attention of:
Ms. Marlene Mauriello
Public Employer Liaison Unit
Employee Benefits Division
NYS Department of Civil Service
State Office Campus, Bldg. #1
Albany, New York 12239
The Department of Civil Service will execute both copies of the Agreement and return one copy to your Agency. Please note that we must have this Agreement fully executed before we can apply the employer subsidy to your bill.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Ms. Marlene Mauriello at (518) 485-1771.
Sincerely,
Robert W. DuBois, CEBS
Director
Employee Benefits Division
Enclosures : Agreement