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COHBE Qualified Plan Certification. SB-200 Requirements.
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SB-200 Requirements • CRS 10-22-104The exchange shall not duplicate or replace the duties of the commissioner established in section 10-1-108, including rate approval, except as directed by the federal act. The exchange shall foster a competitive marketplace for insurance and shall not solicit bids or engage in the active purchasing of insurance. • CRS 10-22-106(1) • (i) Consider the unique needs of rural Coloradans as they pertain to access, affordability, and choice in purchasing health insurance; • (j) Consider the affordability and cost in the context of quality care and increased access to purchasing health insurance; and • (k) Investigate requirements, develop options, and determine waivers, if appropriate, to ensure that the best interests of Coloradans are protected.
Plan Management • Certification, recertification, decertification • Regulatory requirements • Accreditation standards • Business Relationship • Data exchange standards • Customer service standards • Exchange will develop objectiveplan management standards and communicate those standards to carriers before certification.
Exchange Partners • Exchange will work with Division of Insurance, Department of Public Health and Environment, and Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to minimize QHP burdens
Decertification • The Exchange will only decertify an issuer during the year if the issuer is not able to meet responsibilities (loses licensure, insolvency, or inadequate network, etc.) • The Exchange will work to move members to a new QHP in an efficient manner • An issuer who fails to meet necessary business partnership levels will not be recertified but members will continue to be enrolled in the QHP
Recertification • The Exchange will develop an annual recertification process • The recertification will allow the Exchange board to change the baseline certification processes in future years