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§8.6 Relocation Expenses
During the term of this Agreement, employees in CSEA negotiating units
who qualify for reimbursement for travel and moving expenses upon
transfer, reassignment or promotion (under Section 202 of the State
Finance Law and the regulations thereunder) or for reimbursement for
travel and moving expenses upon initial appointment to State service
(under Section 204 of the State Finance Law and the regulations
thereunder) shall be entitled to payment at the rates provided in the Rules
of the Director of the Budget 9 NYCRR Part 155.
§8.7 Travel Determinations
The State shall continue to have the right to require travel by the means
and method it determines to be most economical and/or in the best interest
of the State.
Article 9
Health Insurance
§9.1 (a) The State shall continue to provide all the forms and extent of
coverage as defined by the contracts in force on March 31, 2016 with the
State's health insurance carriers unless specifically modified by this
Agreement.
(b) The State shall provide toll-free telephone service at the Department
of Civil Service Health Insurance Section for information and assistance to
employees and dependents on health insurance matters.
§9.2 Empire Plan Hospitalization
1. Network Coverage
(a) Covered inpatient services received at a network hospital will be paid-
in-full. Effective January 1, 2019, admission to a skilled nursing facility
will be covered up to 120 days of medically necessary care. Each day in a
skilled nursing facility counts as one-half benefit day of care. Covered
outpatient services (outpatient lab, x-ray, etc. and emergency room)
received at a network hospital will be subject to the appropriate copayment.
(b) The copayment for emergency room services will be $60. Effective
January 1, 2019, the emergency room copayment will be $90. Charges for
outpatient laboratory and diagnostic services and urgent care centers
covered by the hospital contract will be subject to a $30 copayment.
Effective January 1, 2019, the outpatient laboratory and diagnostic services
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