Skip to content
Baruch college | Baruch College-logo Baruch College-logo City University of New York CUNY-logo

Office of Human Resources

Menu

    About Baruch
    Admissions
    Academic Affairs
    Arts
    Athletics
    Students
    Alumni
    • Office of Human Resources
    • Health Benefits
    • Human Resources
    • Employment
      • Career Opportunities
      • New Hire Paperwork
    • Employee Resources
      • HR Forms
      • Benefits
        • Adjunct Benefits
        • Benefit Summaries by Job Titles
        • Bereavement Leave
        • COBRA
        • Doctoral Student Health Insurance (NYSHIP)
        • Donation of Time
        • Employee Assistance Program
        • Employee Perks
        • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
        • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
        • Health Benefits
        • Paid Family Leave
        • Parental Leave
        • Reasonable Accommodation
        • Retirement
        • Supplemental Health Benefits
        • Time and Leave Summaries
        • Transit Commuter Program
        • Tuition Waiver
        • Wellness Corner
        • Worker’s Compensation
      • Payroll
      • Training and Development
        • HR Information Systems
      • Records
      • Policies and Procedures
        • Labor Contracts
      • Employee Recognition
        • Past Employee Recognition
      • Off-Boarding
    • FAQs

    Health Benefits

    If you have any health benefits related questions, please contact Joan Zaw and Debbie Poon.

    Information and Forms

    • NYC Benefits Summary Plan Description
    • Health Plan and Optional Rider Costs (Effective October 2022)
      • Rate Change Notice
    • Health Benefits Enrollment Application (ERB)
    • HIP HMO Opt-Out Request Form
      • HIP HMO Service Area
      • HIP HMO Plan Summary
    • Dependent Eligibility Documentation
    • Domestic Partner Information for CUNY employees
    • Domestic Partner Enrollment Information
      • Under IRS rulings, health insurance coverage for domestic partners are included in gross income for taxation purposes, except where the domestic partner is a dependent pursuant to the IRS. For federal tax purposes, the value of the health insurance coverage will be added to the employee’s taxable wages to properly withhold income and employment taxes.
      • You are encouraged to consult with your tax advisor to determine the tax consequences of your domestic partnership health benefits coverage.
    • Health Plan Summaries and Contacts
    • Health Plan Summary of Coverage and Benefits (SBC)

    Changing your Health Benefits (mid-year)

    If you experience a major life change, or qualifying life event, you would be entitled to a special enrollment period where you may only have thirty days (30) after the qualifying event to make changes to your coverage. Examples of qualifying events are a change in:

    • legal status: getting married or entering into a domestic partnership, divorce or legally separated
    • the number of dependents: birth or adoption
    • dependent status: a dependent losing coverage under another plan, such as a spouse/partner losing coverage from their employer
    • employment status: job changes or transfers that change the benefits offerings

    Changing your Health Benefits during the annual Open Enrollment Period

    Open enrollment, or fall transfer period, is the time of year when you can make changes to your current insurance plan, or sign up for a new plan, for any reason. Any changes made during the open enrollment period will be made effective the following January. The NYC Office of Labor Relations will have the most up-to-date information for the next annual open enrollment period. More information on health plans and dates can be found here.

    Benefits Updates

    Fall Transfer Period (2022)

    The Fall Transfer Period for both Employees and Retirees will be November 1st through November 30th this year. During this period, employees can:

    • Transfer to another health plan
    • Add or drop an optional rider
    • Add or drop dependents
    • Change health premium contribution tax status
    • Elect the Health Benefits Buy-Out Waiver Program

    Health Insurance
    Enrollment Dates: November 1, 2022 – November 30, 2022

    Flexible Spending Accounts
    Enrollment Dates: October 17, 2022- November 18, 2022

    PSC CUNY Dental Plans

    Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank Program

    October 2022 Rate Change Notice

    Health Plan Coverage for Employees hired on or after October 1, 2022

    City of New York employees, and employees of participating employers, hired on or after October 1, 2022, will only be eligible to enroll in the EmblemHealth HIP HMO Preferred Plan, and must remain in the HIP HMO Preferred Plan for the first year (365 days) of employment.

    After 365 days of employment, the employee will have the option of either remaining in the HIP HMO Preferred Plan or selecting a different health plan within 30 days before the end of the 365-day period. If a new health plan is selected, the new plan will be effective on the 366th day. Only after the 365th day can the employee participate in any Annual Fall Transfer Period.


    Office of Human Resources One Bernard Baruch Way, Box D-0202 (New York, NY 10010) 646-660-6590
    Human.Resources@baruch.cuny.edu
    • Contact Us
    • About Our Site
    • Privacy
    • Site Map
    • Text Only
    Baruch College | One Bernard Baruch Way
    55 Lexington Avenue (at 24th Street) | New York, NY 10010
    646-312-1000
    CUNY logo
    CUNY logo