This part 6 shall be known and may be cited as the “State Employees Group Benefits Act”. Source: L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1122, § 1, effective May 19. Editor’s note: This section was formerly numbered as 10-8-201.
It is declared that the purpose of this part 6 is as follows: To enable the state to attract and retain qualified employees by providing group benefits similar to those commonly provided in private industry; To recognize and protect the state’s investment in each nontemporary employee by promoting and preserving good health among state employees; […]
As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires: “Cafeteria benefits” means “flexible benefits” as defined in subsection (8) of this section. “Carrier” means an insurer, health maintenance organization (“HMO”), third-party administrator, or other entity with whom the state contracts to provide or administer, or both provide and administer, the group benefit plans. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
There is hereby established the group benefit plans reserve fund. The state treasurer shall be ex officio treasurer of this fund, and the state treasurer’s general bond to the state shall cover all liabilities for acts as treasurer of the fund. The director shall remit to the treasurer for deposit in the group benefit plans […]
The state contributions to group benefit plans shall be paid monthly to the director by the state controller, who shall make a charge against the accounts of the state departments, agencies, and institutions for this purpose. Such charges shall be the amounts necessary to cover the state contributions, as defined in section 24-50-609, for employees […]
Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the director shall continue, as a benefits option, the existing group life and health benefits of any person employed by a state agency if such person has been or will be brought or assimilated into the state personnel system on or after January 1, 1972, until […]
A state institution of higher education, which, for the purposes of this section, shall include the Auraria higher education center established in article 70 of title 23, C.R.S., or a group of state institutions may establish and offer one or more group benefit plans, in addition to or in lieu of a plan contracted for […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Employee” means a current employee as defined in section 24-50-603 (7) who has dental or medical benefit coverage pursuant to this part 6. “State agency” means the department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, […]
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 […]
