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CO Code § 8-41-212 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 41 - Coverage and Liability|Part 2 - Coverage|§ 8-41-212. Exemptions - Laws of Other State Furnish Exclusive Remedy - Definitions

  An employee who was hired or is regularly employed outside of Colorado by an out-of-state employer and the out-of-state employer of the employee are exempt from articles 40 to 47 of this title 8 while the employee is temporarily working for the out-of-state employer within Colorado if:   The out-of-state employer has furnished coverage pursuant to the workers' compensation laws of the state in which the employee was hired or is regularly employed, which coverage applies to the employee while temporarily working in Colorado; and    The state in which the employee is furnished coverage:   Is contiguous to Colorado; and    Recognizes this section and provides the same exemption from the application of its workers' compensation laws for Colorado employers whose employees are temporarily working in the contiguous state.          For an out-of-state employee and out-of-state employer to which this section applies, the benefits provided under the workers' compensation laws of the state in which the employee is furnished coverage are the exclusive remedy against the out-of-state employer for any injury, whether resulting in death or not, that the employee incurs while working for the out-of-state employer in Colorado.    The division may enter into an agreement with any workers' compensation division or similar agency of a contiguous state to promulgate rules consistent with this section to carry out the extraterritorial application of the workers' compensation or similar law of the agreeing state.    Nothing in this section contravenes the legal obligations of Colorado employers to provide workers' compensation to their employees in compliance with articles 40 to 47 of this title 8.    As used in this section:   “Out-of-state employer” means an employer that is domiciled in another state.    “Temporarily” or “temporarily working” means:   A period of sustained work that does not exceed six months; or    Engaging in the interstate movement of goods or commodities.           History. Source: L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1308), ch. 182, p. 1235, § 1, effective April 30.
CO Code § 8-41-504 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 41 - Coverage and Liability|Part 5 - Dependency|§ 8-41-504. Action by Injured Employee - Dependents Not Parties in Interest

 No dependent of an injured employee, during the life of the employee, shall be deemed a party in interest to any proceeding by said employee for the enforcement of any claim for compensation nor with respect to any settlement thereof by said employee.   History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 485, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-50-108 as it existed prior to 1990.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 8-41-504 is similar to § 8-50-108 as it existed prior to the 1990 repeal and reenactment of the “Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado”, articles 40 to 47 of this title, a relevant case construing that provision has been included in the annotations to this section.   Dependents are not parties in interest to any action by the injured employee during his lifetime. In re Hampton v. State, 31 Colo. App. 141, 500 P.2d 1186 (1972).   And an employee's dependent's right to death benefits under workmen's compensation are independent and distinct from right of employee. In re Hampton v. State, 31 Colo. App. 141, 500 P.2d 1186 (1972).   Thus, the statute of limitations applicable to an employee's claim for compensation does not bar dependent's subsequent claim for death benefits. In re Hampton v. State, 31 Colo. App. 141, 500 P.2d 1186 (1972).   Also, as a consequence of the independent nature of dependents' right, an employee's release or waiver of his rights does not bar his dependents' subsequent claim for death benefits. In re Hampton v. State, 31 Colo. App. 141, 500 P.2d 1186 (1972).
CO Code § 8-41-505 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 41 - Coverage and Liability|Part 5 - Dependency|§ 8-41-505. Minor Children

 A minor child of a deceased putative father is entitled to compensation when it is proved to the satisfaction of the director that the father, during his lifetime, has acknowledged the child as his and has regularly contributed to his or her support and maintenance for a reasonable period of time prior to his death.   History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 485, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2018: Entire section amended,(SB 18-095), ch. 96, p. 752, § 2, effective August 8.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-50-109 as it existed prior to 1990.   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 18-095, see section 1 of chapter 96, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
CO Code § 8-43-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 43 - Procedure|Part 1 - Notices and Reports|§ 8-43-104. Electronic Filings - Rules

  The rejection for technical errors by the division of any document, form, or notice that is filed electronically shall not affect the validity of the notice to the claimant or any other party.    The director may promulgate rules concerning electronic filing of documents, forms, or notices in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S. Such rules shall be consistent with any policies, standards, and guidelines set forth by the office of information technology, created in section 24-37.5-103, C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 837, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 910, § 1, effective May 17.
CO Code § 8-43-202 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 43 - Procedure|Part 2 - Settlement and Hearing Procedures|§ 8-43-202. Director May Refer Taking of Evidence in Cases to Appropriate Officials of Other States

 The director, after notice to the parties in interest, may refer the taking of any evidence to any commission, court, or board administering in another state the compensation laws thereof, and such commission, court, or board of such other state, after notifying the parties in interest of the time and place of holding such hearing, shall hold hearings and take such evidence in the same manner and by the officers as authorized by the laws of such state, and all such proceedings shall be certified and return thereof made as prescribed by the director.   History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 501, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1316, § 23, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1874, § 2, effective June 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-53-104 as it existed prior to 1990.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under former provisions similar to this section.   Original trier of fact. Where no petition for review of a referee's order is filed, the industrial commission (now director) may enter an order that additional evidence be taken upon application of the claimant, and the commission (now director) becomes the trier of the facts, and may enter an award without the recommendation or findings of a referee. There can be no doubt about the right to dispose of a claim in this manner, for there is nothing in the statute which deprives the commission (now director) of the power to function as an original trier of the facts regarding any claim. Pittman Motors, Inc. v. Indus. Comm'n, 156 Colo. 218 , 399 P.2d 784 (1964).
CO Code § 8-43-205 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 43 - Procedure|Part 2 - Settlement and Hearing Procedures|§ 8-43-205. Mediation

  Any party involved in a claim arising under articles 40 to 47 of this title may request mediation services by filing a request for mediation services with the division. However, mediation shall be entirely voluntary and shall not be conducted without the consent of all parties to the claim. If a request for mediation services is made after an application for a hearing has been filed, the administrative law judge hearing the dispute shall approve, on motion of the parties, the submission of the dispute to mediation prior to hearing the matter. An application for mediation services shall be filed on a form prescribed by the director. Upon receiving the application for mediation services, the director shall cause a mediation conference to occur within thirty days thereafter. At a mediation conference, the claimant may be represented by the claimant, counsel, or any other agent of the claimant's choice. Mediators need not be attorneys.    Mediation proceedings conducted pursuant to this section shall be considered to be settlement negotiations and are confidential. No admission, representation, or statement made in the course of such mediation proceedings that is not otherwise subject to discovery or otherwise obtainable under the procedures established in articles 40 to 47 of this title shall be admissible as evidence or subject to discovery under said articles. No mediator who participates in mediation proceedings conducted pursuant to this section shall be compelled or permitted to testify about any matter discussed or revealed during such proceedings in any other proceeding under articles 40 to 47 of this title.    The division shall develop a program to implement the provisions of this section. Such program shall be a simple, nonadversarial method for the mediation of disputes arising under articles 40 to 47 of this title. Such program shall provide for the use of neutral mediators and the conduct of proceedings in an informal setting. The director shall adopt rules and regulations to implement such program.     History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 502, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 1316, § 25, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1874, § 3, effective June 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-53-105.5 as it existed prior to 1990.   ANNOTATION   In workers' compensation proceedings, “authorization” refers to the treating physician's status as the health care provider legally authorized to treat an injured worker rather than the particular medical treatment or procedure recommended by the authorized treating physician. One Hour Cleaners v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office, 914 P.2d 501 (Colo. App. 1995).
CO Code § 8-43-206 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 43 - Procedure|Part 2 - Settlement and Hearing Procedures|§ 8-43-206. Settlement Conference Procedures

  Any employee, insurer, or employer, if self-insured, involved in a dispute arising under articles 40 to 47 of this title may request settlement conference services from the director or the office of administrative courts in the department of personnel. However, such settlement procedures are optional and entirely voluntary, and no such procedures shall be conducted without the consent of both parties to the dispute.    Settlement conferences shall be conducted by a settlement conference officer who may be a prehearing administrative law judge or an administrative law judge in the office of administrative courts in the department of personnel appointed pursuant to section 24-30-1003, C.R.S., and assigned to hear disputes arising under articles 40 to 47 of this title. The parties may agree on the selection of a settlement conference officer; except that such officer shall not be the administrative law judge who is regularly assigned to hear the employee's case. If the parties fail to agree on the selection of such officer, they may apply to the director or to the office of administrative courts for the designation of a settlement conference officer who shall not be the administrative law judge who is regularly assigned to hear the employee's case.    Settlement conference proceedings conducted pursuant to this section shall be considered to be settlement negotiations and are confidential. No admission, representation, or statement made in the course of such settlement conference proceedings that is not otherwise subject to discovery or otherwise obtainable under the procedures established in articles 40 to 47 of this title shall be admissible as evidence or subject to discovery under said articles. No settlement conference officer who participates in settlement conference proceedings conducted pursuant to this section shall be compelled or permitted to testify about any matter discussed or revealed during such proceedings in any other proceeding under articles 40 to 47 of this title.    The executive director of the department of personnel shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. Such rules and regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of section 8-43-204.    The director of the division of workers' compensation shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. Such rules and regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of section 8-43-204.     History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 503, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) and (2) amended and (5) added, p. 1875, § 4, effective June 1. L. 95: (1), (2), and (4) amended, p. 635, § 14, effective July 1. L. 2005: (1) and (2) amended, p. 854, § 12, effective June 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-53-105.6 as it existed prior to 1990.
CO Code § 8-43-206.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 43 - Procedure|Part 2 - Settlement and Hearing Procedures|§ 8-43-206.5. Right to Binding Arbitration for Resolution of Disputes Under Articles 40 to 47

 At any time prior to a hearing, the parties may agree to submit any dispute under articles 40 to 47 of this title to binding arbitration. Said arbitration shall be by an administrative law judge of the parties' choice or pursuant to arbitration procedures as provided by the Colorado rules of civil procedure. Any arbitration award pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be binding upon the parties, and no other procedure contained in this article shall be available to the parties for the further review of such award.   History. Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 1317, § 26, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1875, § 5, effective June 1.
CO Code § 8-43-208 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 43 - Procedure|Part 2 - Settlement and Hearing Procedures|§ 8-43-208. Investigations

  For the purpose of making any investigation with regard to any matter contemplated by the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title, the director shall have power to appoint, with the approval of the executive director by an order in writing, any competent person as an agent whose duties shall be prescribed in such order.    (Deleted by amendment,L. 94, p. 1876, § 7, effective June 1, 1994.)    The director may conduct any number of such investigations contemporaneously through different agents.     History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 505, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1876, § 7, effective June 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-46-107 as it existed prior to 1990.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. (1) Since § 8-43-205 is similar to § 8-46-107 as it existed prior to the 1990 repeal and reenactment of the “Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado”, articles 40 to 47 of this title, relevant cases construing that provision has been included in the annotations to this section.   (2) The case included in the annotations to this section which refers to the industrial commission was decided prior to the 1969 amendment which vested the director of the division of labor with the power previously exercised by the industrial commission to appoint agents for investigation purposes.   In a hearing before the industrial commission, a referee may not take judicial notice of extraneous, nonevidentiary matters. Indus. Comm'n v. Havens, 136 Colo. 111 , 314 P.2d 698 (1957).   And nothing in this section tends to indicate that the commission is bound by the findings of the referee grounded upon conflicting evidence. Warner v. Mullens, 111 Colo. 60 , 137 P.2d 420 (1943).   Nor is the commission, on reviewing an order or award of its referee, required to take further testimony, if it does not deem such a course necessary. Warner v. Mullens, 111 Colo. 60 , 137 P.2d 420 (1943).   This section does not limit the director's authority to act pursuant to § 8-43-201 . Cornerstone Partners v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office, 830 P.2d 1148 (Colo. App. 1992).   Verbal notice to supervisor and company physician of pain and suffering caused by prolonged standing and lifting was sufficient notification to employer to require compliance with § 8-53-102 . Jones v. Adolph Coors Col., 689 P.2d 681 (Colo. App. 1984).   Combined investigatory and adjudicatory functions. Any order purporting to combine investigatory and adjudicatory functions in a single referee would raise serious questions of propriety. Thompson v. Indus. Comm'n, 33 Colo. App. 369, 520 P.2d 139 (1974).   Extrajudicial visit to claimant's home improper. Absent any authorization for such an investigation, the referee acted in excess of his powers when he made an extrajudicial visit to claimant's home. Thompson v. Indus. Comm'n, 33 Colo. App. 369, 520 P.2d 139 (1974).
CO Code § 8-43-209 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 43 - Procedure|Part 2 - Settlement and Hearing Procedures|§ 8-43-209. Time Schedule for Hearings - Establishment

  Hearings must commence within one hundred twenty days from the date of the notice of setting by the director pursuant to section 8-43-211 (2)(a) or of the date shown on the certificate of service accompanying the request, notice, or application by a party or the party's attorney pursuant to section 8-43-211 (2)(b) or (2)(c). Upon agreement of the parties, an administrative law judge shall grant one extension of time, not exceeding sixty days, to commence the hearing.    One extension of time to commence the hearing of no more than sixty days may be granted by an administrative law judge upon written request by any party to the case and for good cause shown, in the following cases: When pulmonary lung disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, or stroke is alleged as the cause of the disability; when the subsequent injury fund is a party; when permanent total disability is alleged; upon agreement of the parties; or when compensability of the injury is contested. In all other cases, extensions of time to commence the hearing of no more than twenty days may be granted by an administrative law judge upon written request by any party to the case and for good cause shown.    Once the hearing is commenced, the administrative law judge may, for good cause shown, continue the hearing to a date certain to take additional testimony, to file an additional medical report, to file the transcript of a deposition, or to file a position statement. Except upon the agreement of all parties or for good cause shown, a continuance to complete a hearing shall not exceed thirty calendar days.     History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 505, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1318, § 28, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1877, § 8, effective June 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1957, § 2, effective May 22. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 855, § 14, effective June 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1473, § 4, effective May 30. L. 2014: (1) amended,(SB 14-191), ch. 316, p. 1372, § 3, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-53-130 as it existed prior to 1990.   ANNOTATION   Claimant's reliance on this section is misplaced because the statute addresses time limits for setting a hearing, not time limits for issuance of an order and delivery of benefits. Bodensieck v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office, 183 P.3d 684 (Colo. App. 2008). Further, because benefits were denied, any claim of undue delay in delivery of benefits is moot. Bodensieck v. Indus. Claim Appeals Office, 183 P.3d 684 (Colo. App. 2008).
CO Code § 8-43-212 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 43 - Procedure|Part 2 - Settlement and Hearing Procedures|§ 8-43-212. Compulsion of Testimony

 When any person upon whom a subpoena issued in the name of the division has been served fails or refuses to appear, the party who requested the subpoena may apply to the district court in the county in which the person served resides for an order compelling attendance before the division of the witness or the production of the documents subpoenaed. Violation of such an order shall be treated as contempt of the court issuing the order.   History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 506, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-53-108 as it existed prior to 1990.
CO Code § 8-43-213 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 43 - Procedure|Part 2 - Settlement and Hearing Procedures|§ 8-43-213. Transcripts

  All testimony and argument of all hearings held pursuant to section 8-43-207 concerning any issue arising under articles 40 to 47 of this title shall either be taken verbatim by a hearing reporter or shall be electronically recorded by the division.    Any party in interest may order a transcript at any time from a hearing reporter, a court reporter provided by any party, or, if the hearing is recorded, from the division. For purposes of a petition to review, a transcript shall be all testimony taken that is relevant to the issue being appealed. In the preparation of transcripts, hearing reporters shall give preference to transcripts as part of the record in a petition to review; except that all transcripts shall be prepared and filed with the office of administrative courts within twenty-five working days after the date they were ordered. Hearing reporters shall be paid for transcripts and copies at the rate set by the supreme court for reporters in courts of record. If a court reporter is unable to meet the time limit specified in this section, any party, at its own expense, or the administrative law judge may contract with another court reporter to ensure the timely preparation of transcripts.    Upon a satisfactory showing to the director in writing that a party petitioning to review is indigent and unable to pay for the preparation of the transcript, the director may order a transcript to be prepared at the division's expense, and, if the transcript was prepared by a hearing reporter, the division shall pay the hearing reporter the fee therefor.    When a transcript is ordered as part of the record on a petition to review, the original of the transcript shall be filed with the division where it shall be available to all parties in interest.     History. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 506, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: (2) amended, p. 1320, § 30, effective July 1. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 856, § 16, effective June 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 8-53-106 as it existed prior to 1990.