Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS1.1.Statutory reference. A state claims board was created in section 24-30-1508, C.R.S. (1985) of the Risk Management Act.1.2.Basis and Purpose. The Claims Board consists of 3 members, the executive director of the Department of Administration, state treasurer, and attorney general. It has statutory authority to oversee the management of the Risk Management Fund (the fund), to compromise or settle claims between $100,000 and the maximum allowed under the Governmental Immunity Act, sections 24-10-101 to 118, C.R.S. (1973), and to adopt organizational and procedural rules. These rules and the 1987 amendments are adopted pursuant to the statutory authority for the purpose of implementing the Act and establishing an efficient system of claims processing.
1.3.Applicability. These rules apply to the operations and functions of the State Claims Board; to claims and suits against the state between $100,000 and the maximum recoverable under the Immunity Act; to the Risk Management Division and the Risk Management Fund.1.4. All correspondence or other documents permitted to be submitted to the board shall be addressed to: Board of Claims, Risk Management Division, Department of Administration, 1525 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203.