Official Group Insurance

Chapter 2: Administration

Effective Date: 10/19/2001 to Current

Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 006.0004.2.10192001

ADMINISTRATION

Section 1. Advisory Panel Meetings

The Advisory Panel shall meet quarterly or upon call of the Director as may be necessary to conduct its business. Meetings shall be open to the public. A majority of the members of the Advisor Panel shall constitute a quorum for the transactions signed by the chairman. The Director may permit Advisory Panel members to attend meetings by telephone. Minutes of the meetings of the Advisory Panel shall be preserved in the Director's office.

Section 2. Appointment of Advisory Panel Members and Election of Officers

(a) The members of the Advisory Panel shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years. Each regular term shall begin on June 1 of the year of appointment and shall end on May 31 of the year in which the term expires. Members appointed to replace a member who has resigned or become incapacitated shall be appointed to serve the remainder of the term of the member replaced. Ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the term of any member, or upon the resignation or incapacitation of any member, the Director shall, in a manner calculated to efficiently obtain an adequate pool of qualified nominees, request nominations of qualified individuals representing the specified employee groups participating in the group health insurance plan, including state agencies, the University of Wyoming and community colleges, and retired employees who are plan participants, as may be necessary to maintain the proportional representation of the specified groups required by W.S. § 9-3-217.

(b) The Director shall consider all nominations provided in response to his request, but may also consider and appoint to the Advisory Panel individuals other than those nominated. The Director shall not be required to appoint any or all of the nominees.

(c) Nominations for members must be received in the Director's office no less than forty five (45) days after the date of the issuance of the Director's request(s) for nominations. If no nomination is received in response to the Director's request, the director shall at his discretion appoint members as are required to properly constitute the Advisory Panel pursuant to W.S. § 9-3-217.

(d) Upon receipt of a nomination, the Director shall verify that the person nominated is an active plan participant and is otherwise eligible to serve as an Advisory Panel member.