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.
DAVID A. PATERSON
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
NANCY G. GROENWEGEN
COMMISSIONER
SEHP10-11
TO: Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Agency Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Notice
DATE: November 1, 2010
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
In late October, the Employee Benefits Division (EBD) began mailing a CHIP Notice to all SEHP enrollees.
The CHIP Notice, attached to this memo, explains the Medicaid and CHIP offer of free or low cost health coverage for children and families to anyone who might need this assistance.
The 2010 CHIP Notice is also available on NYSHIP Online in the “What’s New” section and HBA Online in the “You Should Know” section.
Coming soon: A new Notices section on NYSHIP Online and HBA Online. We will post the most current version of each mandated notice.
If you have questions about NYSHIP benefits, please call your processor at the EBD HBA Help Line at 518-474-2780. If you have questions about this distribution, please call EBD Communications at 518-457-7577.