The following is a list of phone numbers and links to state agencies and other benefits providers.
Empire Plan
Group #30500
1-877-769-7447
Participating Providers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY
Group # 00306666
716-884-2800
Independent Health
Group # 30108H
716-631-8701
NYS Employees' Retirement System
Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building (consultation site)
65 Court Street, Room 500
Buffalo, NY
1-866-805-0990
service credit, pension estimates, transfers, vesting, retirement options, loans
NYS Teachers' Retirement System
10 Corporate Woods Drive
Albany, NY 12211-2395
800-356-3128
service credit, pension estimates, transfers, vesting, refunds, retirement options
Contact information for TIAA, Fidelity, Voya, NYS Deferred Compensation Plan, and VALIC
Davis Vision
PO Box 1525
Latham, NY 12110
1-888-588-4823
Delta Dental
PO Box 2105
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-2105
1-800-471-7093
Group #0165
EmblemHealth (GHI)
PO Box 2838
New York, NY 10016-2838
716-852-7711
CSEA Employee Benefit Fund
PO Box 516
Latham, NY 12110-0516
1-800-323-2732
UUP Benefit Trust Fund
PO Box 15143
Albany, NY 12212-5143
1-800-887-3863
PEF
1168-70 Troy Schenectady Road
PO Box 12414
Albany, NY 12212-2414
1-800-342-4306
Accident Reporting System (ARS)
1-888-800-0029
work-related injuries or illness
Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)
1-800-358-7202
Health Care Spending Account (pre-tax savings for unreimbursed medical expenses)
Dependent Care Advantage Account (pre-tax savings for child and elder care expenses)
Medicare
1-800-633-4227
NYS Department of Civil Service Employee Benefits Division
Alfred E. Smith Office Building
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12239
1-800-833-4344
New York's 529 College Savings Program
1-877-697-2837
tax deferred savings for higher education expenses
New York State & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training
1-800-253-4332
tuition assistance for CSEA employees
New York State Insurance Fund
225 Oak Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
851-2000
workers' compensation benefits
Pearl Carroll (CSEA insurance)
1-800-313-0591
various insurance programs
Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213
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