§ 24-50-620. Targets for Investment in Primary Care
A carrier shall adopt appropriate targets for investments in primary care to support value-based health-care delivery in alignment with the affordability standards developed in accordance with section 10-16-107 (3.5). The carrier shall consider the recommendations of the primary care payment reform collaborative created in section 10-16-150. Targets established under this section do not apply in […]
§ 24-50-604. Powers and Duties of the Director
The director shall administer and manage the state employees group benefit plans and, subject to the provisions of this part 6, has the following powers and duties: The preparation of specifications for the group benefit plans contracted for by the director; The authority and responsibility to enter into contracts with carriers for group benefit plans […]
§ 24-50-605. Group Benefit Plans – Specifications – Contracts
The specifications drawn by the director for any group benefit plans include those benefits as determined by the director or as otherwise specifically provided in this part 6. Such specifications shall include provisions for noncancellation for reasons of health of any individual employee by the carrier and transferability to other group benefit coverages or individual […]
§ 24-50-607. Employees – Eligibility – Election of Coverage
Any state employee eligible as determined by the director for membership in a group benefit plan contracted for pursuant to section 24-50-604 (1)(b) upon the effective date of such plan shall be enrolled in the plan upon making application according to the director’s procedures. The manner and form of election and acceptance by state employees […]
§ 24-50-608. Dependents – Eligibility – Election of Coverage
Any eligible employee may elect to have the employee’s dependents covered by the group benefit plans. Such election shall be made at the time the employee becomes enrolled in the plan under such procedures as the director shall establish. If dependent coverage is not elected at the time that an employee becomes enrolled in an […]
§ 24-50-609. State Contributions – Supplemental State Contribution Fund – Creation
(Deleted by amendment, L . 2003, p. 1934, § 10, effective May 22, 2003.) (Deleted by amendment, L . 2003, p. 1934, § 10, effective May 22, 2003.) The total premium for each particular group benefit plan offered to state employees pursuant to this part 6 and for each tier of said plan shall be […]
§ 24-50-609.5. Supplemental State Contribution for Eligible State Employees – Legislative Declaration – Definitions
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: It is the intent of the general assembly that all children in the state, including lower-income children, have access to affordable and adequate health insurance. The children of state employees are ineligible for existing federal and state programs, including medicaid and the children’s basic health plan, that […]
§ 24-50-610. Payroll Deductions – Employees
The amount of monthly contributions, if any, to be made by employees enrolled in group benefit plans shall be deducted from the salaries of such employees and remitted to the department of personnel. The procedure for such deductions and remittances, including a procedure for determination of the appropriate amount and collection and remittance of monthly […]
§ 24-50-611. Employer Payments
The head of each state agency, department, or institution having employees enrolled in group benefit plans shall make a monthly payment to the department of personnel for each employee so enrolled of an amount as provided for in section 24-50-609. The estimated amount required for such payments shall be included in the annual budgets of […]
§ 24-50-612. Administrative Duties
It is the duty of the department of personnel to provide such assistance and to perform such duties as are necessary to carry out the state’s administrative, accounting, and clerical responsibilities in connection with the operation of group benefit plans. and (3) Repealed. Source: L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1134, § 1, […]