Benefits
Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Flex Spending, COBRA, HIPAA
Medical Insurance Poll - Open through Nov. 25. Tell us why you chose your medical insurance option with the State.
HealthLine November 2009 - November is Beneficiary Month (see "Managing Your Benefits" below for instructions on updating beneficiaries), Keeping Your Prescription Costs Down, FSA Reminders
Find flu vaccine info for all state medical options in the HealthLine October 2009
Managing Your Benefits
Instructions for Updating Beneficiaries for State Life Insurance - Basic and Supplemental
Instructions for Updating Beneficiaries for PERA Products - Retirement Accounts and PERA Life Insurance
Enroll / Change Your Benefits -link to State's online Benefits Administration System (BAS)
Your department's HR/Benefits personnel - for benefit questions
Dependent Tax Status / Imputed Income Information
Additional Taxable Income for Non-Tax Dependents - also called Imputed Income
www.irs.gov - IRS Web site
IRS Publication 501 - See "Exemptions for Dependents" for information on determining if your dependent child is a Qualified Child (QC) or a Qualified Relative (QR)
Tax Dependent Questions & Answers
Dependent Tax Status Definitions
Instructions on Reviewing / Updating Dependent's Tax Status
Benefit Information
Instructions for Online Enrollment
Who is my human resources contact?
Insurance Companies' Phone Numbers
What do "Pre-tax" and "After tax" mean?
Glossary of Insurance Terms
Forms
Salary Reduction Plan
Important Information about Benefits DEADLINES
- Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, FSA coverage - 31 calendar days to make elections in the online Benefit Administration System (as new hires or to make changes). Date of event (hire date, marriage, birth, etc.) is Day 1.
- Retirement Choice - Contact PERA for more information about Retirement - 1-800-759-PERA (7372) or www.copera.org. Newly hired employees have 60 calendar days (date of hire is Day 1) to make a retirement plan selection. Judges and employees of institutions of higher education are not eligible for Retirement Choice.
- Contact your department's HR/benefits personnel for more information.
Related Topics
Work-Life (flextime, flexplace, employee discounts)
Leave
Total Compensation
Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP)
State of Colorado Ombuds Program
For more information about Benefits contact the DPA Benefits Unit.
Email comments to: benefits@state.co.us
Benefits News
HealthLine November 2009 - November is Beneficiary Month, Keeping Your Prescription Costs Down, FSA Reminders
Medical Insurance Poll - Open through Nov. 25. Tell us why you chose your medical insurance option with the State.
Diabetes Initiative
Reminder: 31 days to enroll in or change medical/dental benefits; 60 days for new hire retirement choice except judges & employees of higher ed.