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
NY12-05
TO: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Back to Work for New York State
DATE: March 30, 2012
We are happy to announce that the March 2012 publication, Back to Work for New York State for retirees of New York State, is at the printer and will be shipped to agencies soon. This publication replaces the November 2009 version.
Back to Work provides important health insurance information for New York State retirees who are enrolled in NYSHIP and plan to return to work for New York State.
Distribution
We will send you a supply of five copies. Please give a copy to any enrollee who is considering returning to work for New York State.
Publications available on our web site: https://www.cs.ny.gov
Please check this 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.
Ordering Publications
You can order additional copies of this publication [AL1102 Back to Work/March 12] by ordering on HBA Online under Publications & Forms. If you need help accessing HBA Online, please call the Help Desk or your processor at the EBD Help Line at 518-474-2780. Please wait until you receive your shipment before you place an order.
Note: If you have previously placed an order for this publication and it's been backordered, we will fill these orders with this new version.
If you are unsure of how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please call the Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.