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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.

New York State Department of Civil Service

KATHY HOCHUL
Governor

TIMOTHY R. HOGUES
Commissioner

SEHP23-05

TO: Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2023-2024 SEHP Benefit Card Distribution
DATE: July 24, 2023

The 2023-2024 SEHP benefit cards were mailed to all enrollees and dependents on July 21, 2023. This is the annual distribution to all SEHP enrollees and their dependents. The expiration date on the cards is August 31, 2024. Please remind enrollees to destroy the existing card when changing to the new version.

The card file was pulled from NYBEAS on July 10, 2023. Any enrollee added to NYBEAS after that date will receive a card in the normal weekly card mailing for new SEHP enrollees.

If you have any questions about this SEHP card distribution, please contact EBD Communications at (518) 457-7577. If you have any questions about SEHP benefits, please call the HBA helpline at (518) 474-2780.