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
PA02-02
TO: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2002 Empire Plan Telephone Number Cards
DATE: March 19, 2002
2002 Empire Plan Telephone Number Cards
We are happy to announce updated Empire Plan telephone number cards. The cards provide telephone numbers to answer questions about Empire Plan benefits and requirements. They replace the cards issued in February 2001.
Distribution
We will send a supply of the revised telephone number cards equal to 5 percent of Empire Plan enrollment to each agency for handout to interested enrollees. Enrollees will receive the telephone number cards as an insert in the spring 2002 Empire Plan Reports that will be mailed to enrollees’ homes.
Reordering
To order more cards, please use the Publications Supply Request Form attached to this memo. Or, instead of faxing the form, you may order on PA-MARKET. From the homepage, open Publications and Forms, then open NYSHIP Publication Order Forms. Choose the appropriate group, then "Order Online" or "Print or View Form" and follow instructions. If you need help accessing PA-MARKET, please call the Help Desk or your processor. Please wait until you receive your shipment of the new cards [EP-TEL-1/02] before you place an order.
If you have questions about the telephone number cards, please call the Communications Unit at
(518) 457-7577.