§ 26-2-112 — Old age pensions for inmates of public institutions

Colorado § 26-2-112

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 26: Human
• Art.: Public Assistance

Text

(1) Except as
otherwise provided in this section, the application procedure, the investigation of
applications, the procedure for granting of pensions, and all other provisions of this
article relating to the administration of old age pensions shall apply to the class of
old age pensions provided in section 26-2-111 (2)(a)(III).

(2) Where an inmate of an institution, not penal in character, maintained by
the state or by a municipality therein or county thereof, meets the requirements for
the class of old age pensions provided in section 26-2-111 (2)(a)(III) and has been
committed to said public institution by order of the district or probate court, the
superintendent or chief administrative officer of such institution shall make
application for such pension for and in behalf of said inmate in the same manner as
provided in section 26-2-106.

(3) (a) (I) Assistance payments under the old age pension granted to an
inmate of the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo, Colorado, or the Wheat
Ridge regional center, the Pueblo regional center, or the Grand Junction regional
center shall be paid to the chief financial officer of the institution within which the
inmate is confined. Such chief financial officer shall receive and disburse such
pension funds as trustee for such inmate and shall account for the same to the
state controller in the manner now prescribed by law for the handling and
accounting of trust or quasi-trust funds.

(II) Such chief financial officer shall be required to furnish, at the state's
expense, a surety bond in such amount as the department of human services shall
from time to time deem sufficient in the premises to protect such funds.

(III) It is the duty of such chief financial officer to pay monthly from the
assistance payments under the old age pension, as prior claim therefrom, all lawful
claims of said public institution for the care, support, maintenance, education, and
treatment of said inmate in accordance with article 92 of title 27, C.R.S.

(b) Where assistance payments under the old age pension are granted to an
inmate of an institution maintained by any county or municipality, such payments
shall be paid to such conservator or guardian as the district or probate court of
such county may appoint, and under and amendable to the statutes applicable to
conservators and guardians when so appointed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1186, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-3-12. L. 83: (3)(a)(I) amended, p. 1160, � 19, effective April 26. L. 91: (3)(a)(I) amended, p. 1145, � 13, effective May 18. L. 94: (3)(a)(II) amended, p. 2703, � 261, effective July 1. L. 2010: (3)(a)(III) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 803, � 73, effective April 29.