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CO Code § 8-45-121 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 45 - Pinnacol Assurance|§ 8-45-121. Visitation of Fund by Commissioner of Insurance - Annual Audit - Examination

  Pinnacol Assurance shall be open to visitation by the commissioner of insurance at all reasonable times, and the commissioner of insurance shall require from the chief executive officer reports as to the condition of Pinnacol Assurance, as required by law to be made by other insurance carriers doing business in this state insofar as applicable to Pinnacol Assurance.    The state auditor shall conduct an annual financial audit of Pinnacol Assurance. In conducting such audits, the state auditor may employ a firm of auditors and actuaries, or both, with the necessary specialized knowledge and experience. The cost of the annual audit shall be paid from the operating funds of Pinnacol Assurance. The state auditor shall report his or her findings from such audits, along with any comments and recommendations, to the governor, the general assembly, the executive director of the department of labor and employment, and the commissioner of insurance. The state auditor has continuing authority to conduct performance audits of Pinnacol Assurance as the state auditor deems appropriate. The cost of performance audits shall be paid from the operating funds of Pinnacol Assurance.    (Deleted by amendment,L. 2002, p. 1879, § 20, effective July 1, 2002.)    At least once every three years, the commissioner of insurance shall conduct an examination of the fund, to be conducted in the same manner as an examination of a private insurance carrier. With respect to the examination, section 10-1-204 applies. The commissioner of insurance shall transmit a copy of the commissioner's examination to the state auditor.     History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 541, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 1475, § 13, effective June 3. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1879, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2009: (2) amended,(SB 09-281), ch. 335, p. 1775, § 2, effective June 1. L. 2017: (2) amended,(SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1384, § 7, effective May 25; (4) amended,(SB 17-044), ch. 4, p. 6, § 1, effective August 9.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-54-124 as it existed prior to 1990.
CO Code § 8-45-122 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 45 - Pinnacol Assurance|§ 8-45-122. Annual Report

  The chief executive officer of Pinnacol Assurance shall submit an annual report to the governor; the business affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives; the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate; and the health and human services committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or their successor committees, reporting on the business operations, resources, and liabilities of the Pinnacol Assurance fund.    The report required in subsection (1) of this section shall include the following information for the previous calendar year:   The number of policies held by Pinnacol Assurance;    The total assets of Pinnacol Assurance;    The amount of reserves;    The amount of surplus;    The number of claims filed;    The number of claims admitted or contested within the twenty-day period pursuant to section 8-43-203, specifying the number of contested claims that are medical only and those that are indemnity claims;    The number of medical procedures denied;    The amount of total compensation each executive officer or staff member receives, including bonuses or deferred compensation;    The amount spent on commissions;    The amount paid to trade associations for marketing fees;    All information relating to bonus programs; and    Any other information the chief executive officer deems relevant to the report.        History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 542, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 1475, § 14, effective June 3. L. 2010: Entire section RC&RE,(SB 10-013), ch. 303, p. 1434, § 2, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-54-104.5 as it existed prior to 1990.
CO Code § 8-45-123 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 45 - Pinnacol Assurance|§ 8-45-123. Change of Names - Direction to Revisor

 The revisor of statutes is authorized to change all references to the Colorado compensation insurance authority in the “Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado” and everywhere else a reference is contained in the Colorado Revised Statutes to Pinnacol Assurance and to change all references to the Colorado compensation insurance authority fund in the “Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado” and everywhere else a reference is contained in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the Pinnacol Assurance fund.   History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 542, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1879, § 21, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-55-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 55 - Workers' Compensation Classification Appeals Board|§ 8-55-102. Right to Appeal - Notice of Appeal Procedures

 An employer may appeal to the workers' compensation classification appeals board any issue concerning the calculation of experience modification factors and classification assignment decisions under the workers' compensation laws of this state by filing written notice with said board within thirty days after the employer has exhausted all appeal review procedures provided by the insurance company. Every insurance carrier authorized to transact business in this state, including Pinnacol Assurance, shall provide employers with a written copy or summary of their appeal procedures, together with a written notice of the availability of an appeal under this article, at the beginning of each policy year and when notice is provided to the employer of a change in experience modification factors or job classification.   History. Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1141, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1890, § 47, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-55-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 55 - Workers' Compensation Classification Appeals Board|§ 8-55-104. Review of Board Decisions

  A decision of the board shall be final and not subject to appeal unless the employer, insurance company, or Pinnacol Assurance provides written notice to the office of the commissioner of insurance, who shall determine whether a job misclassification occurred, as required pursuant to section 8-44-108. An employer may hold disputed premium amounts in abeyance from the date an appeal is filed pursuant to section 8-55-102 until the later of:   The date a final decision is made by the board concerning such appeal; or    The date of any written decision of the commissioner of insurance issued pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.       Each employer, insurance company, or Pinnacol Assurance, as the case may be, shall be advised of the right to appeal to the office of the commissioner of insurance.    An employer, insurance company, or Pinnacol Assurance shall provide written notice of an appeal to the commissioner of insurance within thirty days after the date of the board's decision. The commissioner shall review any decision of the board properly appealed pursuant to this section and shall provide a written decision within thirty days after the request for such review.    Any employer that holds disputed premium amounts in abeyance pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and loses its appeal shall pay the disputed premium amount plus interest at the rate of one percent of such disputed amount per month. Such interest shall accrue from the date of the premium rate increase to the date of payment.     History. Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1143, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2002: IP(1), (2), and (3) amended, p. 1890, § 48, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-55-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 55 - Workers' Compensation Classification Appeals Board|§ 8-55-105. Repeal of Article

  This article 55 is repealed, effective September 1, 2032.    Prior to said repeal, the workers' compensation classification appeals board shall be reviewed as provided in section 24-34-104, C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1143, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 170, § 1, effective March 28. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10-1247), ch. 77, p. 262, § 1, effective April 5. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-096), ch. 30, p. 125, § 2, effective April 15.
CO Code § 8-67-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-101. Short Title

 The short title of this article 67 is the “Colorado Uninsured Employer Act”.   History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1697, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-67-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-102. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the purpose of this article 67 is to provide a mechanism for the payment of covered claims to workers injured while employed by employers who have failed to obtain and maintain the required workers' compensation insurance and to avoid excessive delay in payment and financial loss to injured workers.    Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to require employers to maintain workers' compensation insurance and that the requirement be vigorously enforced in order to protect compliant employers from those who would gain a competitive advantage at the expense of the safety and well-being of employees.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1697, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-67-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-103. Definitions

 As used in this article 67, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Board” means the uninsured employer board created in section 8-67-106.    “Covered claim” means a claim for benefits resulting from an injury occurring on or after January 1, 2020, that has been adjudicated to be compensable, for which the employer has been determined to be uninsured, and for which the employer has failed to pay the full amount of benefits as ordered.    “Department” means the department of labor and employment.    “Director” means the director of the division of workers' compensation.    “Division” means the division of workers' compensation in the department of labor and employment.    “Fund” means the Colorado uninsured employer fund.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1697, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-67-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-104. Exclusions

  The following persons may not recover compensation or other benefits from the fund:   A partner in a partnership or an owner of a sole proprietorship;    A director or officer of a corporation;    A member or manager of a limited liability company;    An individual who was responsible for obtaining and maintaining the employer's workers' compensation insurance coverage and who failed to do so;    An individual who was eligible to be covered under a workers' compensation insurance policy and voluntarily rejected the coverage under section 8-41-202, 8-41-404 (4)(a)(V), or 8-41-404 (4)(a)(VI);    An individual who is not an “employee” as defined in sections 8-40-202 and 8-40-301 or who is otherwise ineligible to receive benefits under articles 40 to 47 of this title 8.        History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1698, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-67-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-105. Colorado Uninsured Employer Fund

  The Colorado uninsured employer fund is hereby created in the state treasury. A board of directors established under section 8-67-106 shall administer the fund under a plan of operation established under section 8-67-108.      The money collected for the fund pursuant to articles 40 to 47 of this title 8 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund. The money credited to the fund and all interest earned thereon are hereby continuously appropriated for the payment of the direct costs of administering the program, including benefits paid pursuant to this article 67 and payments to third parties retained pursuant to this article 67.    The internal staffing costs, not including payments to third parties contracted by the board, associated with uninsured employer programs shall be paid out of the workers' compensation cash fund in accordance with appropriations made pursuant to section 8-44-112 (7).    The fund consists of:   Civil penalties, fines, and other revenue collected by the division and specifically allocated to the fund pursuant to articles 40 to 47 of this title 8;    Any public or private gifts, grants, or donations to the fund received by the department;    Any appropriations made to the fund; and    Earned interest, which the state treasurer shall deposit in the fund.       The department may use revenues in the fund for benefits to be paid out of the fund pursuant to this article 67 as well as administrative costs of the board.    The money in the fund:   Shall remain in the fund and not be credited or transferred to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year;    Is exempt from section 24-75-402; and    Is not subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly.          No later than June 1, 2022, the state auditor shall conduct or cause to be conducted a performance audit of the Colorado uninsured employer fund.      History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1698, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-67-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-106. Creation of Board

  There is hereby created in the division the uninsured employer board, consisting of the director of the division or the director's representative and four members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Appointed members of the board must include at least one individual to represent each of the following:   Employers;    Labor organizations;    Insurers; and    Attorney representatives of injured workers.       The board shall exercise its powers and perform its functions under the department and the director as if the board were transferred to the department by a type 2 transfer, as such transfer is defined in the “Administrative Organization Act of 1968”, article 1 of title 24.    The appointed members of the board shall serve for terms of three years and may be reappointed; except that, of the members first appointed, one shall serve for an initial term of three years, two shall serve for initial terms of two years, and one shall serve for an initial term of one year. A member may serve no more than three consecutive terms.    Members of the board are not entitled to compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary traveling and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the board.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1699, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-67-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-108. Plan of Operation - Rules

  The board shall, by rule, adopt a plan of operation and any amendments necessary or suitable to assure the fair, reasonable, and equitable administration of the fund.    If the board fails to adopt a plan of operation on or before September 1, 2018, the director shall, after notice and hearing, adopt and promulgate reasonable rules as necessary or advisable to effectuate this article 67. The rules shall continue in force until modified or superseded by the board.    The plan of operation shall:   Establish the procedures by which all the powers and duties of the board under section 8-67-107 will be performed;    Establish the amount and method of reimbursing members of the board under section 8-67-106 (4);    Establish procedures by which claims may be filed with the board, including establishing acceptable forms of proof of covered claims;    Establish procedures for pursuing actions against uninsured employers pursuant to section 8-67-110;    Establish regular places and times for meetings of the board;    Establish procedures for maintaining records of all financial transactions of the board;    Contain additional provisions necessary or proper for the execution of the powers and duties of the board; and    Establish procedures for contracting with third-party administrators to administer claims paid by the fund.        History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1701, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-67-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-110. Collection of Benefit Reimbursements

  The board shall institute practices and procedures as it deems necessary to collect any money due the fund in the form of reimbursement for benefits paid from the fund to an injured worker.    Repealed.    If, after due notice, an employer defaults in the repayment of any benefits paid by the fund to an injured worker on that employer's behalf, the board may seek collection from the employer by instituting a civil action, which shall include the right of attachment in the name of the fund. Court costs shall not be charged to the board, but any employer against whom judgment is taken shall be charged with all costs of the action. All costs collected by the fund shall be paid into the registry of the court.    The board may employ counsel and other personnel necessary to collect reimbursements as described in this section.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1703, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) repealed, (SB 21-055), ch. 12, p. 75, § 5, effective March 21.
CO Code § 8-67-111 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-111. Payment of Benefits

  Benefits paid under this article 67 are treated as benefits paid by an insurer or self-insured employer under articles 40 to 47 of this title 8.    A person having a single claim against multiple employers is not entitled to receive benefits unless each of the liable employers is uninsured.    When paying benefits, the board is entitled to claim any reduction of benefits, to claim overpayments, or to make any other adjustments allowed under articles 40 to 47 of this title 8.    Benefits awarded under this article 67 must be reduced by any benefits paid by the uninsured employer.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1704, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-67-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-112. Medical Benefits

  Medical benefits paid under this article 67 are treated as benefits paid by an insurer or self-insured employer under articles 40 to 47 of this title 8.    Upon acceptance of a claim for benefits from the fund, the board may designate a new authorized treating physician. Application to the fund shall be deemed as acceptance by the injured worker of the new designated physician if the designation is made. The previously authorized treating physician providing primary care shall continue as the authorized treating physician providing primary care for the injured employee until the injured employee's initial visit with the newly authorized treating physician, at which time the treatment relationship with the previously authorized treating physician providing primary care is terminated.    Notwithstanding articles 40 to 47 of this title 8, the board is permitted to negotiate rates of reimbursement for medical providers.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1704, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-67-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 67 - Colorado Uninsured Employer Act|§ 8-67-113. Procedure

  A controversy concerning any issue arising under this section shall be resolved through hearings in accordance with sections 8-43-207 and 8-43-207.5. In any such hearing, a decision of the board to deny benefits may only be set aside upon a showing of abuse of discretion.    The division shall notify the board of any claim determined or suspected to be uninsured, either at the time of filing or otherwise. Upon the notification, the board is permitted to join the claim as a party upon written notice to all other parties.    A hearing must not proceed on the issue of lack of coverage without the board having been notified and provided an opportunity to join the claim as a party.    The board, its agents, or employees have no liability for any action taken against them for the performance of their duties under this article 67.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1119), ch. 317, p. 1705, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 8-70-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 70 - Definitions- General Provisions|§ 8-70-101. Short Title

 Articles 70 to 82 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Employment Security Act”.   History. Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: P. 13, § 1. CSA: C. 167A, § 1. L. 41: P. 761, § 1. CRS 53: § 82-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-1-1. History. Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: P. 13, § 1. CSA: C. 167A, § 1. L. 41: P. 761, § 1. CRS 53: § 82-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-1-1.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “An Anomalous Tax Situation”, see 17 Dicta 278 (1940). For article, “The Conflict Between Collective Bargaining and Unemployment Insurance”, see 28 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 185 (1956). For note, “Supplemental Unemployment Benefits and State Unemployment Compensation”, see 29 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 232 (1957). For note, “The Unemployment Compensation Recipient -- Should He Accept a Job?”, see 44 Den. L.J. 147 (1967).   The supreme court has upheld the constitutionality of the employment security act from charges of unconstitutionality. Miller v. Indus. Comm'n, 173 Colo. 476 , 480 P.2d 565 (1971).   Act is not an unconstitutional denial of equal protection. Claim of Woloson, 796 P.2d 1 (Colo. App. 1989).
CO Code § 8-70-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 70 - Definitions- General Provisions|§ 8-70-105. Banks as Instrumentalities of United States

  For all purposes of articles 70 to 82 of this title and in conformity with federal laws, national banks doing business in Colorado and state bank members of the federal reserve system shall be deemed and held to be instrumentalities of the United States, as referred to in articles 70 to 82 of this title.    Banks doing a commercial banking business in Colorado and maintaining an account with the federal reserve bank or with a member of the federal reserve system, for the purposes of articles 70 to 82 of this title, shall not be deemed to be instrumentalities of the United States.     History. Source: L. 41: P. 287, §§ 1, 2. CSA: C. 167A, § 23. CRS 53: § 82-1-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-1-5. History. Source: L. 41: P. 287, §§ 1, 2. CSA: C. 167A, § 23. CRS 53: § 82-1-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-1-5.