§ 24-51-703 — Disability program design and administration

Colorado § 24-51-703

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Public Employees' Retirement Association

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The association
shall contract with a disability program administrator to determine disability, to
provide short-term disability insurance coverage, and to administer the short-term
disability program. A contract shall conform to rules adopted by the board, which
rules shall include but not be limited to standards relating to the determination of
disability; the independent review, by a qualified panel, of determinations made by
the disability program administrator and challenged by the applicant; requirements
for medical or psychological examinations; the adjustment or termination of
payments based on the mental or physical condition of the program participant; the
change of status of a program participant from short-term disability to disability
retirement or from disability retirement to short-term disability based on the mental
or physical condition, education, training, and experience of the program
participant; and the monitoring of the disability program administrator's
performance by the association.

Legislative History

Source: L. 97: Entire part R&RE, p. 776, � 12, effective January 1, 1999.