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
SEHP10-20
TO: Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2011 SEHP Summary of Benefits with 2011 Flexible Formulary
DATE: December 29, 2010
We are pleased to announce the 2011 SEHP Summary of Benefits is at the printer and will soon be mailed to enrollees.
The 2011 Flexible Formulary will be included with the SEHP Summary of Benefits mailings to homes.
Distribution
These publications will be mailed to enrollee homes in early January. We will send you, in separate shipments, a small supply of each publication. Dropshipments of the Summary of Benefits and the enclosure will be delivered to agencies in late December and early January. These publications will also be included in SEHP Quick Order packages, which are only available to order on HBA Online.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional standalone copies of the 2011 SEHP Summary of Benefits and the 2011 Flexible Formulary on HBA Online at https://www.cs.state.ny.us/ebdonline. Open Publications & Forms and make your selection, then open NYSHIP Publication Order Forms and choose SEHP. Please wait until you receive your initial shipment of a particular version before ordering more.
If you need assistance with your HBA Online registration or have forgotten your user ID and/or password, please contact the Department of Civil Service Help Desk at 1-800-HBA-EMS1 (800-422-3671). Please be prepared to leave your name, agency information and phone number so our Help Desk personnel may call you back.
If you have questions about NYSHIP benefits, please call your processor at the EBD HBA Help Line at 518-474-2780.
If you are unsure of how to order publications, or if you have questions about this distribution, please call the Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.