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§ 8-41-209
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 8 Labor and Industry § 8-41-209 Coverage for occupational diseases contracted by firefighters
(1) Death, disability, or impairment of health of a firefighter of any political subdivision who has completed five or more years of employment as a firefighter, caused by cancer of the brain, skin, digestive system, hematological system, or genitourinary system and resulting from his or her employment as a firefighter, shall be considered an occupational disease.
(2) Any condition or impairment of health described in subsection (1) of this section:
(a) Shall be presumed to result from a firefighter's employment if, at the time of becoming a firefighter or thereafter, the firefighter underwent a physical examination that failed to reveal substantial evidence of such condition or impairment of health that preexisted his or her employment as a firefighter; and
(b) Shall not be deemed to result from the firefighter's employment if the firefighter's employer or insurer shows by a preponderance of the medical evidence that such condition or impairment did not occur on the job.
(3) Repealed by Laws 2007, Ch. 245, §1, eff. March 1, 2009.
(4) An employer who participates in the voluntary firefighter cancer benefits program created in part 4 of article 5 of title 29 is not subject to this section unless the employer ends participation in that program.
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