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
COMMISSIONER
NY07-47
PE07-32
PA07-25
TO: New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers; Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Reporting On Centers of Excellence
DATE: November 23, 2007
We are happy to send the revised Reporting On Centers of Excellence. This publication replaces the September 2005 version. If you still have the old publication on your shelves, please remove and recycle it.
Reporting On Centers of Excellence describes the benefits of Centers of Excellence for cancer, transplants and infertility. The revisions are minor; however, they affect the specific types of transplants.
Distribution
This publication will be mailed and enclosed within the fall Empire Plan Reports for contract-affected employees represented by Council 82 and for contract-affected employees represented by NYSCOPBA only. We have enclosed one copy of this new publication (AL0786 RO COE REV October 07), which is popular at health fairs and with new enrollees. If you would like additional copies and you use the convenient online ordering system on HBA Online, the form is now updated with the new publication. If you do not have access to the internet, we have enclosed a paper order form that you may use until we update your printed forms later this fall.
Publications Available on Our Web Site: www.cs.state.ny.us
Please check the web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. This publication will be available on HBA Online under Publications & Forms and on NYSHIP Online. Click on Using Your Benefits and then Publications.
If you are unsure of how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please call the Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.