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Health Benefits Videos
Attend a Health Benefits Seminar
Forms and Downloads
Responsibilities & Health Benefits Assistance
Choosing a Health Plan
Enrollment
PICA
Changes in Status
Flexible Spending Accounts Programs
Effective Dates of Coverage
Health Plan Premiums
Transfer to Another City Agency
Change Union/Welfare Fund
Termination and Reinstatement
Leave of Absence Coverage
COBRA
Special Continuation of Coverage
Disability Benefits
Medicare-Eligible Employees
Coordination of Benefits (COB)

Health Benefits Videos

Attend a Health Benefits Seminar

Forms and Downloads

Responsibilities & Health Benefits Assistance

Choosing a Health Plan

Enrollment

PICA

Changes in Status

Flexible Spending Accounts Programs

Effective Dates of Coverage

Health Plan Premiums

Transfer to Another City Agency

Change Union/Welfare Fund

Termination and Reinstatement

Leave of Absence Coverage

COBRA

Special Continuation of Coverage

Disability Benefits

Medicare-Eligible Employees

Coordination of Benefits (COB)


NYC Health Benefits Program

Disability Benefits

Those who have been declared totally disabled, as determined by their health plan, because of an injury or illness on the date of termination, remain covered for that disability up to a maximum of 18 additional months for the GHI-CBP/EBCBS plan, and up to 12 months for all other plans, except GHI Type C/EBCBS, which provides only 31 days of additional coverage. This extension of benefits applies only to the disabled person and only covers the disabling condition. Under the GHI/Blue Cross plans, if a subscriber is hospitalized at the time of termination, hospital coverage is extended only to the end of the hospitalization. Contact the specific health plan for details.