Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Flex Spending, COBRA, HIPAA

Colorado Health Matters Quality Report: Health Plans 2011 - Consumer ratings of Colorado health plans.  UnitedHealthcare and Kaiser Permanente plans rank as two of the highest in overall rating.   
 

HealthLine February 2012 - Reduced Costs for Generics from Kaiser, What are Flexible Spending Accounts, UnitedHealthcare Reaching Out to Members, Updates & Reminders, Delta Dental Upgrades Website, Change Dental Coverage When Child Turns Five


Managing Your Benefits

Enroll / Change Your Benefits - link to State's online Benefits Administration System (BAS)
Updating Life Insurance Beneficiaries in the BAS
Updating Beneficiaires for PERA Life and Retirement Products
Your department's HR/Benefits personnel  - for benefit questions
Instructions for Making Changes Due to Spouse's Benefits- how to enter changes into the BAS
Required Documentation for Dependents Covered Under Medical / Dental / Life - Must be provided for legal spouse, common-law spouse, same-gender domestic partner, or dependent children.
Required Notices for Employees Enrolled in Medical / Dental - Mailed to employees 10/7/11

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
HealthLine  - The Employee Benefits Newsletter
Insurance Premiums 
Enroll/Change Your Benefits - link to State's online Benefits Administration System (BAS)
Your department's HR/Benefits personnel  
Instructions for Online Enrollment
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 must make a retirement plan selection within the first 60 calendar days after the first day of employment.  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

 

 

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