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
DANIEL E. WALL
EXECUTIVE
DEPUTY COMISSIONER
PA00-11
TO: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: July 2000 Empire Plan Reports
DATE: August 4, 2000
We will soon mail the July 2000 Empire Plan Reports for Participating Agencies.
The Empire Plan Report includes:
Empire Plan Benefit Changes
Hospital Outpatient Pre-Admission Testing, Diabetic and Ostomy Supplies, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program
Empire Plan News and Reminders
Participating Provider Networks, Blue Cross Address, Medicare
NYSHIP Changes
Graduating Dependent Students, Sick Leave Credit, Health Option Program, Military Leave
Distribution of Reports
The Reports will mail to enrollee homes in August. We will send you a supply of the Reports equal to 20 percent of your enrollment.
Empire Plan At A Glance 2000
The Empire Plan At A Glance benefit guide is included as an insert in the July 2000 Empire Plan Reports. This guide will also be available as a stand-alone version. We will send you the stand-alone version (5% of enrollment) and you may order additional copies by using the Publications Supply Request form enclosed with this memo.
Reporting On . . . Your Health Insurance Benefits in Retirement
This Reporting On . . . announces new legislation that provides a permanent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for certain current and future public employee retirees. This publication is presented as a "wrap" around the Report. It is not available as a stand-alone document.
Publications available on EBD Web site
Please check our Web site for copies of new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. That means you can see the publications before employees start receiving them. Go to the Department of Civil Service Web site: http://www.cs.state.ny.us and click on Employee Benefits and Services.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of these publications by using the Publications Supply Order Form enclosed with this memo. All of the most recent publications are listed, but they will not be available right away. Please wait until you receive your supply of a specific group version before you place an order.
If you are unsure of how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please call the Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.
For these or the most current forms, Click here to go to our Publication and Order Form section.