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
JERRY BOONE
COMMISSIONER
NY14-13
PE14-12
PA14-12
SEHP14-08
PAEX14-12
TO: Health Benefits Administrators of New York State, Participating Employers, Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan or Excelsior Plan, and Graduate Student Employee Health Plan
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Reporting On Smoking Cessation, February 2014
DATE: February 28, 2014
We are pleased to announce that an updated version of Reporting On Smoking Cessation is at the printer and will be shipped to agencies soon. This publication explains the health risks of smoking, tips on how to quit and information on the smoking cessation treatments covered by The Empire Plan. Please recycle any copies you have of the December 2012 version (AL1189).
Distribution
We will send a supply of five copies of Reporting On Smoking Cessation 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 [AL1274, RO Smoking Cessation/February 2014] from HBA Online under Publications & Forms. 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 GCS 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.