Purpose

To notify agencies that certain doctoral students represented by the Professional Staff Congress are eligible to participate in the New York State Health Insurance Plan (NYSHIP) administered by the New York State Department of Civil Service.

Affected Employees

Employees in Bargaining Units T8, AJ and GA who are doctoral students represented by the Professional Staff Congress and enrolled as a matriculated doctoral student in a CUNY graduate program, and simultaneously employed in one of the following titles:

• Graduate Assistant A, B or C
• Adjunct Instructor
• Adjunct Lecturer
• Adjunct College Laboratory Technician
• Non-Teaching Adjunct I and II

Effective Date(s)

Paychecks dated December 31, 2008

OSC Actions

OSC has established four (4) new deduction codes to process these health insurance transactions.  The narrative description and the deduction amount will print on the employee’s paycheck stub or direct deposit advice statement.

OSC will process an input file from the New York State Department of Civil Service to start, cancel or change rates for individual employees.

Agencies will not have PayServ access to start, cancel or change rates for these deduction codes.

The following deduction codes are utilized by the New York State Department of Civil Service to provide for the deduction of Domestic Partner Health Insurance:

Agency Actions

The University Benefits Office has issued a letter containing the employee eligibility criteria and enrollment instructions.  Agencies should refer to these instructions.

Questions

Questions regarding enrollment and eligibility should be directed to the Graduate Center’s Human Resources Department at 212- 817-7700.

Questions regarding this bulletin may be e-mailed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox.