C.R.S. Section 24-50-604
Powers and duties of the director

(1)

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:

(a)

The preparation of specifications for the group benefit plans contracted for by the director;

(b)

The authority and responsibility to enter into contracts with carriers for group benefit plans and to negotiate and enter into amendments to existing contracts as appropriate. Payments by the state, pursuant to such contracts, are subject to the amounts authorized in sections 24-50-104 (4) and 24-50-609.

(c)

The determination of the methods of claims administration;

(d)

The determination of the eligibility of employees and their dependents to participate in group benefit plans;

(e)

The determination of the amount of employee payroll deductions and the responsibility for collecting such deductions;

(f)

The establishment of a grievance procedure by which the director shall act as an appeals authority for complaints by employees and COBRA participants regarding the allowance and payment of claims, eligibility, and other matters;

(g)

The establishment, administration, and operation of the group benefit plans reserve fund established pursuant to section 24-50-613;

(h)

The continuing study of the operation of group benefit plans, including but not limited to, such matters as gross and net costs, administrative costs, benefits, plan design, utilization, and claims administration;

(i)

The authority to negotiate and enter into amendments to existing contracts providing group benefit plans in order to provide appropriate coverage for employees and their dependents who may become eligible for coverage after the effective date of said contracts and to provide for the enrollment thereof;

(j)

The authority to contract with persons, firms, or associations for benefits consulting, including but not limited to, actuarial services, the preparations of specifications for group benefit plans, and other specialized services that cannot be performed by the director or by state employees. Expenditures for these contracts shall be under section 24-50-613 (2).

(k)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

The authority to establish and operate an employee assistance program intended to address personal problems and workplace issues faced by state employees and employers before the problems and issues severely impact the productivity, safety, work relationships, absenteeism, and accident rates of state employees in the workplace. The program may provide services to state employees and their employers, which may include, without limitation:

(A)

Conflict resolution;

(B)

Crisis intervention;

(C)

Anger management classes;

(D)

Employer and employee mediation;

(E)

Consultations with supervisors and managers regarding problem employees;

(F)

Violence in the workplace training;

(G)

Sexual harassment training; and

(H)

Any other facilitated groups and workshops addressing workplace issues.

(II)

Any state agency or institution that does not make contributions for participation in any employee assistance program established and operated pursuant to this paragraph (k) shall not be allowed to participate in the program. However, nothing in this subparagraph (II) shall be construed to limit the ability of:

(A)

Any state employee to participate in the program regardless of whether the state agency or institution that employs the state employee makes contributions to participate in the program; and

(B)

Any state agency or institution to participate in the program in the event of a crisis or emergency situation in the workplace regardless of whether the state agency or institution makes contributions to participate in the program.

(III)

Dependents of a state employee are not eligible to be the sole and direct recipient of services in any employee assistance program established and operated pursuant to this paragraph (k); except that an employee assistance program may allow a dependent or any other person who is not a state employee to participate in an employee assistance program if such participation is necessary to provide effective counseling and assistance to a state employee.

(IV)

Any employee assistance program established and operated pursuant to this paragraph (k) shall be set forth in procedures adopted in accordance with the provisions of article 4 of this title, and such procedures shall specify, without limitation, the services to be offered by the program, the eligibility guidelines for participation in the program, and the sources of funding for the program, which, for the 2003-04 fiscal year and any fiscal year thereafter, may include, but need not be limited to, the group benefit plans reserve fund created in section 24-50-613, the risk management fund created in section 24-30-1510, and interest derived from the investment of said funds.

(V)

For the 2002-03 fiscal year, any employee assistance program established and operated pursuant to this paragraph (k) shall be funded through a combination of the following resources as determined by the director:

(A)

Voluntary assessments against each state agency or institution based on the agency or institution’s full-time equivalency count as of August 1, 2002, with the amount of the assessment to be determined by the director and such amount to be identical for each agency and institution;

(B)

Until November 30, 2003, mandatory assessments against an employee’s share of the medical benefits premium for employees enrolled in group benefit plans that include enrollment in medical benefits, with the amount of the assessment to be determined by the director and such amount to be identical for each employee; and

(C)

If necessary, moneys from the group benefit plans reserve fund created in section 24-50-613.

(l)

The authority and responsibility to enter into contracts or renewals for group benefit plans that are self-funded, if feasible as determined by the state personnel director;

(m)

The authority to establish the annual group benefit plan year for the plan year commencing in the next fiscal year.

(2)

The director, pursuant to the provisions of article 4 of this title, shall adopt such procedures consistent with the provisions of this part 6 as the director deems necessary to carry out his or her statutory duties and responsibilities.

(3)

The director shall have the authority to adopt procedures to determine benefit eligibility requirements and the percentage of the state contribution to health benefits for all employees, as defined in section 24-50-603 (7), who work less than full time, are governed by the rules established pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, and are hired on or after January 1, 2005. The director shall include any proposed changes to the group benefits policy in the recommendations submitted to the governor and the joint budget committee of the general assembly pursuant to section 24-50-104 (4)(c).

Source: Section 24-50-604 — Powers and duties of the director, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-24.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

24‑50‑101
Short title - legislative declaration - terminology 24‑50‑102
Department of personnel - state personnel director 24‑50‑103
State personnel board 24‑50‑103.5
Department of personnel - review 24‑50‑104
Job evaluation and compensation - state employee reserve fund - created - study - report - definitions - repeal 24‑50‑104.5
Compliance with federal laws 24‑50‑109.5
Fiscal emergencies - emergency orders 24‑50‑110
Budget control - personal services 24‑50‑112.5
Selection system - definitions - rules - report - repeal 24‑50‑114
Temporary appointments - term - tenure 24‑50‑116
Standards of performance and conduct 24‑50‑117
Prohibited activities of employees 24‑50‑122
Opportunities for training - professional development center cash fund - creation - rules 24‑50‑123
Grievances - review 24‑50‑124
Reduction of employees - definition 24‑50‑125
Disciplinary proceedings - appeals - hearings - procedure - definitions 24‑50‑125.3
Discrimination appeals 24‑50‑125.4
Hearings 24‑50‑125.5
Recovery for improper personnel action 24‑50‑126
Resignation - procedure and effect 24‑50‑127
Employee records - release of location information concerning individuals with outstanding felony arrest warrants - state personnel director’s duties 24‑50‑128
Certification required before salary paid 24‑50‑129
Appointing authority’s salary liability 24‑50‑130
Form of records and reports 24‑50‑131
Subpoena powers 24‑50‑132
Political considerations and prohibited activities 24‑50‑133
Subversive acts - disqualification 24‑50‑134
Moving and relocation expenses 24‑50‑135
Exemptions from personnel system 24‑50‑136
Persons brought into the personnel system 24‑50‑137
Persons holding exempted positions 24‑50‑138
Effect of transfer of powers, duties, and functions 24‑50‑140
Reports on other employment systems 24‑50‑141
Rules and regulations - limitations - affirmative action corrective remedies - implementation 24‑50‑142
Repayment of debts to state-supported institutions of higher education by state employees 24‑50‑145
Agency-based human resource innovation and management processes - legislative declaration - definitions - guidelines and goals 24‑50‑146
Colorado statewide equity office - legislative declaration 24‑50‑201
Legislative declaration 24‑50‑203
Preretirement education and counseling 24‑50‑206
Cooperation of public employees’ retirement association 24‑50‑208
Voluntary separation incentive program 24‑50‑301
Status while in military service 24‑50‑302
Rights 24‑50‑303
No compensation - rights of National Guard 24‑50‑304
Applicability 24‑50‑401
Office hours of state offices 24‑50‑402
Appointment by outgoing officers prohibited 24‑50‑501
Legislative declaration 24‑50‑502
Definitions 24‑50‑503
Personal services contracts implicating state personnel system - no separation of existing classified employees 24‑50‑504
Personal services contracts not implicating state personnel system 24‑50‑505
Liability and immunity 24‑50‑506
Applicability of other laws 24‑50‑507
Conflict of interest 24‑50‑508
Intergovernmental agreements - agreements by state institutions of higher education - excluded 24‑50‑509
Review of individual contracts by state personnel director - when not required 24‑50‑511
State personnel director procedures 24‑50‑512
State personnel board rules 24‑50‑513
Contracts of six months or less - permitted 24‑50‑601
Short title 24‑50‑602
Legislative declaration 24‑50‑603
Definitions 24‑50‑604
Powers and duties of the director 24‑50‑605
Group benefit plans - specifications - contracts 24‑50‑607
Employees - eligibility - election of coverage 24‑50‑608
Dependents - eligibility - election of coverage 24‑50‑609
State contributions - supplemental state contribution fund - creation 24‑50‑609.5
Supplemental state contribution for eligible state employees - legislative declaration - definitions 24‑50‑610
Payroll deductions - employees 24‑50‑611
Employer payments 24‑50‑612
Administrative duties 24‑50‑613
Group benefit plans reserve fund 24‑50‑614
State payments - authority of controller 24‑50‑615
Continuation of previously existing benefits for persons absorbed by the state personnel system 24‑50‑618
Group benefit plans - institutions of higher education 24‑50‑619
Continuation of dental or medical benefits - dependents of state employee - work-related death - definitions 24‑50‑620
Targets for investment in primary care 24‑50‑801
Legislative declaration 24‑50‑802
Definitions 24‑50‑804
Development of recommendations for an employee incentive program 24‑50‑805
Institutions of higher education - alternative employee incentive programs 24‑50‑901
Legislative declaration 24‑50‑902
Definitions 24‑50‑903
State employee idea application 24‑50‑1001
Definitions 24‑50‑1002
State agencies with access to federal tax information - authorization for background checks - procedure - costs 24‑50‑1003
County departments with access to federal tax information - authorization for background checks - procedure - costs 24‑50‑1004
State agencies sharing federal tax information with other state agencies 24‑50‑1101
Short title 24‑50‑1102
Definitions 24‑50‑1103
Duties and responsibilities of the division - rules 24‑50‑1104
Duties and responsibilities of the director - rules 24‑50‑1105
Partnership units 24‑50‑1106
Covered employees’ choice of certified employee organization - rules 24‑50‑1107
Rights of covered employees 24‑50‑1108
Rights of certified employee organizations 24‑50‑1109
Duties of the certified employee organization 24‑50‑1110
Executive and management rights 24‑50‑1111
Duties of the state 24‑50‑1112
Partnership agreements 24‑50‑1113
Dispute resolution 24‑50‑1114
Maintenance of the partnership relationship 24‑50‑1115
Judicial review 24‑50‑1116
Construction of other laws 24‑50‑1117
Implementation and administration - costs 24‑50‑1201
Short title 24‑50‑1202
Legislative declaration - intent 24‑50‑1203
Definitions 24‑50‑1204
Competitive pharmacy benefit manager - contract - requirements
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 24-50-604’s source at colorado​.gov