Wyo. Code R. 006-0004-1
Official Group Insurance
Effective Date: 01/31/2020 to Current Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations Reference Number: 006.0004.1.01312020
These rules shall govern the administration of the State Employees' and Officials' Group Insurance Act, Wyoming Statutes §§ 9-3-202 through 9-3-218, as amended.
These rules apply to the Department of Administration and Information in the administration of the Wyoming State Employees' and Officials' Group Insurance Program, employees of the Department, Carriers, Wyoming State Employees' and Officials' Group Insurance Program participants, and applicants for coverage under the Wyoming State Employees' and Officials' Group Insurance Program.
Unless otherwise defined in the State Employees' and Officials' Group Insurance Act or these rules, words shall be given their ordinary meaning.
(a) 'Advisory Panel' means the panel of program participants established by the Director pursuant to W.S. § 9-3-217.
(b) 'Department' means the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information.
(c) 'Director' means the Director of the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information or an employee of the Department designated by the Director.
(d) 'Carrier' means an entity defined as W.S. § Section 9-3-203(a)(ii), which has contracted with the Department to provide a plan of group insurance coverage for state employees and officials. For the purpose of contested case proceedings under Chapter III of these rules, Carrier shall also include an entity which has contracted with the Department pursuant to W.S. § 9-3-205(a)(xiii) to provide specialized services related to the administration of a self insurance program established pursuant to W.S. § 9-3-201(d).
(e) 'Complainant' means a program participant or applicant who is seeking review in a contested case proceeding of a decision related to the allowance and payment of claims, eligibility for coverage or other matters.
(f) 'Legal holiday' means the holidays described in W.S. § 8-4-101.
(g) 'Program' means the various benefits provided to State of Wyoming employees, officials and retirees pursuant to the State Employees' and Officials' Group Insurance Act, W.S. §§ 9-3-202 through 9-3-218.
(h) 'Retiree' means an individual who has terminated his working career as an employee of an employing entity participating in the group insurance plan and who is eligible to receive a retirement benefit under the Wyoming retirement system and who is eligible for coverage pursuant to W.S. § 9-3-218.
(a) In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, the day of the act, or event from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, or, when the act to be done is the filing of a paper, a day on which weather or other conditions have made the office of the Department inaccessible, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not one of the aforementioned days.
(b) When the time period prescribed or allowed by these rules is less than eleven (11) days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation. Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper upon the party, and the notice or paper is served upon the party by mail, three days shall be added to the prescribed period.