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.
SEHP16-06
TO: Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: April 2016 SEHP Report
DATE: April 22, 2016
The April 2016 SEHP Report is at the printer and will soon be mailed to enrollee homes and agencies. The Report explains changes to the Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) and NYSHIP and has important reminders for enrollees, including information on the Individual Mandate for Health Insurance Coverage, Emergency Medical Services and Surprise Bills law and the Dependent Eligibility Verification Audit.
Distribution
The SEHP Report will begin to mail to enrollees’ homes in late April. We will send you two copies of the Report.
Publications Available online: www.cs.ny.gov/employee-benefits
Please check our web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. Publications are available under Using Your Benefits.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of the SEHP Report (NY1166) on 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, e-mail the AGS-ITS Enterprise Service Desk at its.sm.esd.ags@its.ny.gov.
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.