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
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
JERRY BOONE
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER
NY14-07
PE14-06
PA14-06
TO: Health Benefits Administrators of New York State, Participating Employers and Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Reporting On HCAP, January 2014
DATE: February 19, 2014
We are pleased to announce that an updated version of Reporting On HCAP is at the printer and will be shipped to agencies soon. This publication explains The Empire Plan Home Care Advocacy Program and is for enrollees who need home care services, durable medical equipment and certain supplies. Please recycle any copies you have of the January 2013 version (AL1195).
Distribution
We will send a supply of five copies of Reporting On HCAP to each agency. We are not mailing this publication to enrollees at this time.
Publications Available on Our Web Site: https://www.cs.ny.gov
Please check our web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. Go to the Department of Civil Service web site at https://www.cs.ny.gov and choose Benefit Programs, then NYSHIP Online and select your group and The Empire Plan, if prompted. Publications are available under Using Your Benefits.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of this publication [AL1272, RO HCAP/January 2014] from HBA Online under Publications & Forms. This publication is included in Quick Order packages, which are only available to order on HBA Online. Please wait until you receive your shipment of the new publications before you place an order.
If you need help accessing HBA Online, please call the GGC Service Desk at 1-800-HBAEMS1. Call the EBD HBA Help Line at 518-474-2780 with questions regarding benefits. If you are unsure of how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please call the EBD Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.
PDF Version
Distribution
We will send a supply of five copies of Reporting On HCAP to each agency. We are not mailing this publication to enrollees at this time.
Publications Available on Our Web Site: https://www.cs.ny.gov
Please check our web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. Go to the Department of Civil Service web site at https://www.cs.ny.gov and choose Benefit Programs, then NYSHIP Online and select your group and The Empire Plan, if prompted. Publications are available under Using Your Benefits.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of this publication [AL1272, RO HCAP/January 2014] from HBA Online under Publications & Forms. This publication is included in Quick Order packages, which are only available to order on HBA Online. Please wait until you receive your shipment of the new publications before you place an order.
If you need help accessing HBA Online, please call the GGC Service Desk at 1-800-HBAEMS1. Call the EBD HBA Help Line at 518-474-2780 with questions regarding benefits. If you are unsure of how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please call the EBD Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.
PDF Version