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§ 24-51-1201. Health Care Trust Fund

There is hereby created a health care trust fund to provide, for the state, school, local government, and judicial divisions, a premium subsidy for health care to benefit recipients choosing to enroll in the health care program and for a proportionate portion of the expenses of the program. There is hereby created a health care […]

§ 24-51-1202. Health Care Program – Design

The board shall design a group health care program for retirees, members, DPS members, DPS retirees, and their dependents, with or without full medicare coverage provided by the federal “Health Insurance for the Aged Act”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395, as amended. This program shall provide health-care benefits and a level of reimbursement for health-care expenses […]

§ 24-51-1203. Authority to Contract and to Self-Insure

The board shall have the authority to contract, self-insure, and make disbursements necessary to carry out the purposes of the health care program. Said authority shall include, but is not limited to, contracting with insurance carriers, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, and any other company or association as deemed necessary and proper by the […]

§ 24-51-1204. Health Care Program – Eligibility

The following persons are eligible to enroll in the health care program: All benefit recipients, including those from the Denver public schools division, and their dependents, including any dependent as defined in section 10-16-102 (17), C.R.S.; any unmarried children who are not natural or adopted children of the benefit recipient but who reside full time […]

§ 24-51-1205. Enrollment

Except as otherwise provided in this section, enrollment of eligible persons in the health care program may only take place within thirty days following either the effective date of retirement or the date of application for retirement, whichever is later, or at such enrollment times and pursuant to such conditions as are established by the […]

§ 24-51-1206. Premium Subsidy

The provisions of this section shall apply to the health care trust fund for the school, state, local government, and judicial divisions. After July 1, 1987, the general assembly shall consider the recommendation of the board and shall approve the premium subsidy that shall be paid monthly from the health care fund for benefit recipients […]

§ 24-51-1206.5. Health Care Trust Fund Subsidy Funding

The amount of the premium subsidy funded by each health care trust fund established in section 24-51-1201 shall be based on the percentage of the member contribution account balance from each division as it relates to the total member contribution account balance from which the benefit is paid. A person who receives multiple benefits shall […]

§ 24-51-1206.7. Denver Public Schools Division Premium Subsidy

The provisions of this section apply to the DPS health care trust fund. After January 1, 2010, the general assembly shall consider the recommendation of the board and shall approve by resolution the premium subsidy to be paid monthly from the Denver public schools health care trust fund for subsidy recipients of the Denver public […]

§ 24-51-1207. Cancellation of Enrollment

Upon thirty days’ written notice to the association, any person enrolled in the health care program may cancel enrollment for himself, and any retiree may cancel enrollment in the health care program for his dependents. Enrollment may be canceled by the association upon thirty days’ written notice to any person enrolled in the health care […]

§ 24-51-1208. Long-Term Care Insurance

The board is authorized to identify and designate one or more insurance providers to offer long-term care insurance to members, DPS members, retirees, DPS retirees, or all. Long-term care insurance offered pursuant to this section shall be funded solely through premium payments by members or retirees electing to contract for such insurance. Source: L. 97: […]