The Consolidated Appropriations Act requires insurers to provide new ID cards to enrollees for use as of Jan. 1, 2022. The new ID cards will show co-pays for all services. We have been notified that new cards for members enrolled in The Empire Plan will be mailed out in December 2021. The Empire Plan ID...
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As of Oct. 12, thousands more PEF members are subject to a vaccine or test mandate imposed by New York State. We’ve heard from many of you that your agency does not yet have a clear testing procedure in place, so we will be holding a telephone town hall on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m....
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QUEENS, N.Y. — New York State parole officers rallied outside Rikers Island on Oct. 7, 2021, to denounce the recently signed “Less is More” parole reform law and call out the serious repercussions for community safety, parole supervision and crime victims. “Bottom line – the “Less” in this law is public safety; the “More” is...
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If you participate in the state’s deferred compensation plan or want to and you will receive retroactive pay under the new PS&T contract in early November, this is for you. The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan (457b) will host educational webinars October 12 and 13 for PEF members who are thinking about enrolling in...
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PEF members can take advantage of a series of upcoming Public Service Workshop trainings, including defense documentation for nurses, preparing written communication for executives, managing the team report writing process, managing multiple priorities, and medication safety. Defensive Documentation for Nurses will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 12 and will teach the legal...
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On Sept. 17, PEF filed a declaration of impasse with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) requesting a mediator be assigned to facilitate impact bargaining with the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) over the Sept. 27 vaccine mandate imposed by the New York State Department of Health on patient-facing healthcare workers. The declaration was...
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Enrollment for the 2021 Productivity Enhancement Program is now open. PEP is pro-rated for this year from July 1, 2021, to the end of the year. October 1 is the last day you may enroll. Here is the form as a fillable PDF that you can fill...
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PEF members, retirees and other disabilities services organizations joined State Sen. John Mannion (D-50th District) on September 14 outside the State Capitol for a rally to spotlight the lack of adequate funding, services and staff at the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). A 25-year veteran of OPWDD, PEF Vice President Randi DiAntonio spoke for...
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For PEF members or anyone else who qualifies, rental assistance is available from the federal government. The program targets low and moderate-income households at risk of homelessness or housing instability. Significant economic relief providing rental arrears, temporary rental assistance and utility arrears assistance is now available. Residents can apply for the federally funded Emergency Rental...
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