Important Phone Numbers

PEF Albany: 1-800-342-4306 or (518) 785-1900
www.pef.org

PEF Membership Benefits: 1-800-342-4306 or (518) 785-1900
www.pefmembershipbenefits.com

PEF Travel Corp.: 1-800-767-1840 or (518) 782-9045
www.peftravel.com

PEF Retirees: 1-800-342-4306 or 518-785-1900

Civil Service: www.cs.state.ny.us

• General Information: (518) 457-2487
• Civil Service Exams: (518) 457-6216
• Civil Service Lists: (518) 457-4295

Dental Plan: GHI Preferred Plan: 1-800-947-0101
www.ghi.com

Optical Plan:Davis Vision Care Plan
www.davisvision.com

• Within the Capital District: (518) 382-0355
• Outside the Capital District: 1-800-999-5431

Prescription Plan: Empire Plan Subscribers Call Express Scripts: 1-877-7NYSHIP (1-877-769-7447)

Health Insurance: 1-877-7NYSHIP (1-877-769-7447)

HMO Enrollees(Contact your Agency Health Benefits Administrator)

Empire Plan:

• Complementary & Alternative Medicine ( CAM) Program: 1-888-447-2144
  www.empireplancam.com
• The Empire Plan Nurseline: 1-877-7NYSHIP
  www.myuhc.com
• Centers of Excellence for Transplants Programs: 1-877-7NYSHIP
• Managed Physical Medicine Program (MPN): 1-877-7NYSHIP
• Infertility Treatment: 1-877-7NYSHIP

United Health Care (medical): 1-877-7NYSHIP
www.myuhc.com

Empire/Blue Cross (hospital): 1-877-7NYSHIP

Health Call (Pre-Admission/Certification): 1-877-7NYSHIP

Home Care Advocacy Program: 1-877-7NYSHIP

Value Options: 1-877-7NYSHIP

Health Care Spending Account: 1-800-358-7202
www.flexspend.state.ny.us

Educational Opportunities:

• PEF Education: 1-800-342-4306 ext. 328
  (518) 785-1900 ext. 328
  www.pef.org

NYS Offices ( Albany) General Information: (518) 474-2121

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