Employee Benefits
Open enrollment
Faculty & administrative employees: November 1-30 each year.
Classified employees: last half of April and the first half of May each year.
Mid-year changes: Requested changes must be consistent with, necessary & appropriate because an
eligible event has occurred. Election changes must be requested within 30 days of the
eligible event. Faculty & administrators must complete & submit paperwork; classified employees must enter into BenefitSolver. The HR office will then approve/disapprove if allowed and all documentation has been submitted; please contact Cheelone (x2003) if you have questions or concerns.
Changes allowed under federal regulations must fit within one of these
categories: HIPAA, FMLA, COBRA, LWOP, or Status Change. Please refer to your
enrollment materials or contact the Human Resources office to help you determine if an
election change is allowed based on your individual situation.
QuitLine
Thinking about quitting smoking? These tips can help you get ready:
- set a quit date;
- ask your family & friends for support;
- don't let others smoke in your house or car;
- ask your doctor about medicines that can help;
- throw away your cigarettes, lighters and ashtrays;
- call the Colorado Quitline at 800-639-QUIT or log on to the Colorado QuitNet at www.quitnet.com for FREE support and information.
CHEIBA agenda
The Colorado Higher Education Insurance Benefits Alliance (CHEIBA) directs the benefits made available to faculty and administrators whose annual FTE is greater than .5. Western State College is represented by Kim Gailey, the HR Director, and Rod Russell, Controller, is the alternate. As directed by CHEIBA's operating plan, the agenda for the next scheduled meeting is posted here. If you have questions, comments or input on this agenda, please contact Kim.
- May 2008 regular meeting agenda
- March 2008 meeting minutes
- June 2008 special meeting agenda: In accordance with Article 3.5, as amended, of the restated CHEIBA Trust, I am calling a special meeting of the Trust to begin 9:00 am, Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at 1500 Illinois Street, Room 110, Golden, Colorado. A telephonic link will be available. Dixon Waxter, Assistant Attorney General assigned to represent the CHEIBA Trust in general business matters, will provide the call-in information and disseminate it to the Trustees and our benefits broker/consultant via separate email. The agenda for the special meeting is:
- Final consideration of the Eighth Amendment to the CHEIBA Trust
- Selection and specification of the engagement of external benefits counsel as proposed by Mr. Waxter
- Adjourn
- July 2008 regular meeting agenda
- July 2008 education meeting agenda
Faculty & Administrative employees
Detailed information concerning the current health, dental, life, flexible benefits, and disability plans are available here in PDF format. Here you will find all the same information as contained in the open enrollment packets.
Health insurance group # CO4678
Dental insurance group # 18210
2008 CHEIBA benefit plan booklet
2008 Rate Sheet
To reach the PAL (Participant Advocate Link) call 1-800-943-0650 or 303-889-2790; fax 303-221-8180 or email pal_gbi@ajg.com. The PAL can assist you will billing problems, reimbursement problems, trouble seeing a specialist, if you think you have a claim or service denied in error, or have disability insurance or life insurance problems. Please have your SSN available and relevant information about your problem.
Below are some additional useful "quick links" for exempt staff:
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Anthem BCBS
Search for a participating provider (health or dental), search the drug formulary (under Plans & Benefits) or prescription mail order services, access your own information with a PIN, order a new ID card. Note: we are the "PPO" plan for health; Dental Classic plan is called Anthem PPO Blue; and Dental Preferred plan is called Anthem PPO Blue Plus
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Flexible Benefit Claim forms:
Vision Service Plan
Search for a participating provider, fill out a claim form online, or check your account. - Section 125 change form
Classified employees
All benefits informational materials are available online (hard-copy packets will be created for those employees without computer access). Detailed information concerning the current health, dental, life, flexible benefits, and disability plans are available on the State Employee Benefits page, including a link to see your benefits enrollment account and to download a copy of any or all parts of the enrollment packet, as well as other useful information. From the main benefits page, you can access:
- Important phone numbers
- BenefitSolver online enrollment
- 2008-09 rates
- Descriptions of the medical plans
- Avesis vision claim form & search for a provider
- To talk to a Great-West nurse anytime, 24 hours a day: NURSELINE 1-866-656-6678
- information on Health Savings Accounts
- the dental plans
- search for a provider
- the life insurance (both basic & optional)
- short & long term disabilityflexible spending (health & daycare)
- ASI claim form
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to call Mellon Financial: 1-800-743-0524, press 3, then 0 to speak with a customer service representative
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Heathline benefit newsletters
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the Summary Plan Description booklet outlining the State's self-insured plans administered by Great-West Healthcare is sent to each new enrollee.
as well as lots of other valuable information. All this information is also available as reference information once you get into BenefitSolver to enroll. If you need assistance, please contact Human Resources.
My Total Compensation is an easy-to-use tool that permits classified employees to estimate the yearly value of the pay, benefits contributions, retirement contributions, various leaves, and other items of value they receive as part of their employment.
State employee discounts
The State of Colorado's Work-Life program strives to support a productive and performance-driven state workplace by accommodating the balance between work and life responsibilities.
The Employee Discounts are available to classified, faculty and administrative employees of the State of Colorado.