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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 2 - COLORADO MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE FUND ACT (§§ 8-46-201 — 8-46-212) › Section 8-46-208 - Applications - awards

(1)
Payments from the major medical insurance fund shall be awarded by the director only after an application therefor has been filed by a claimant employee, the claimant's employer, or such employer's insurance carrier, or one on their behalf, for admission to the fund, in any case where the limits of liability provided under section
8-42-101
have been exhausted.
(2)
Following the filing of an application, the director shall approve or disapprove the expenditure of further sums of money from the major medical insurance fund and in so doing may rely upon medical reports contained in the case file if the director deems them adequate, or the director may rely upon recommendations of the medical director, appointed pursuant to section
8-1-103
, or the director may appoint a medical panel of not more than three medical experts to see and examine the applicant, each of whom shall render a report to the director, advising whether or not such expenditure of further sums of money will promote recovery, alleviate pain, or reduce disability, suggesting the form and manner of such treatment or services and suggesting the reasonable cost thereof. The director, in every case in which an award is made from this fund, shall review said case at such time as the total medical expenditures, including those expended under section
8-42-101
, shall reach fifteen thousand dollars and at each ten thousand dollars increment thereafter to determine and enter an order regarding continuation or cessation of further payments from said fund.
(3)
The director shall award, and the state treasurer shall pay from the major medical insurance fund, the reasonable fees and expenses of the appointed members of the medical panel when such procedure is used by the director.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 548, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-66-108 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 2 - COLORADO MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE FUND ACT (§§ 8-46-201 — 8-46-212) › Section 8-46-209 - Credit for reduced disability - when

In any determination of permanent disability, the employer or the employer's insurance carrier shall receive any credit or benefit for the reduction of disability of any claimant employee under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" directly attributable to a compensable accident or disease when such reduction of disability is accomplished by expenditures from the major medical insurance fund.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 548, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-66-109 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 2 - COLORADO MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE FUND ACT (§§ 8-46-201 — 8-46-212) › Section 8-46-210 - State treasurer to invest funds

(1)
The state treasurer shall invest any portion of the major medical insurance fund, including its surplus and reserves, which the director of the division of workers' compensation determines is not needed for immediate use. All interest earned upon such invested portion shall be credited to the fund and used for the same purposes and in the same manner as other moneys in the fund. Such moneys may be invested in the types of investments authorized in sections
24-36-109
,
24-36-112
, and
24-36-113
, C.R.S.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 548, § 1, effective July 1. L. 92: (1) amended, p. 1830, § 4, effective May 19. L. 97: (2) repealed, p. 377, § 9, effective August 6. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 618, § 6, effective August 4.
This section is similar to former § 8-66-110 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 2 - COLORADO MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE FUND ACT (§§ 8-46-201 — 8-46-212) › Section 8-46-211 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 549, § 1, effective July 1; entire section repealed, p. 584, § 6, effective July 1.
Prior to its repeal in 1990, this section was similar to former § 8-66-111.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 2 - COLORADO MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE FUND ACT (§§ 8-46-201 — 8-46-212) › Section 8-46-212 - Closure of fund

Effective July 1, 1981, no further cases shall be accepted into the major medical insurance fund for injuries or occupational diseases occurring after that date, nor shall any cases be transferred from the medical disaster insurance fund to the major medical insurance fund.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 549, § 1, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2145, § 10, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-66-112 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 3 - COLORADO MEDICAL DISASTER INSURANCE FUND (§§ 8-46-301 — 8-46-309) › Section 8-46-301 - Short title

This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Medical Disaster Insurance Fund Act".
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 549, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-65-101 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 3 - COLORADO MEDICAL DISASTER INSURANCE FUND (§§ 8-46-301 — 8-46-309) › Section 8-46-302 - Medical disaster insurance fund - tax imposed - returns

(1)
There is hereby established a medical disaster insurance fund to defray medical, surgical, hospital, nursing, and drug expenses in excess of those provided under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" for employees who have established their entitlement to disability benefits under said act, whether necessary to promote recovery, alleviate pain, or reduce disability.
(2)
The director shall administer the medical disaster insurance fund and is hereby given jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this part 3. The director shall approve or disapprove admissions to the Colorado medical disaster insurance fund.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 549, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-65-102 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 3 - COLORADO MEDICAL DISASTER INSURANCE FUND (§§ 8-46-301 — 8-46-309) › Section 8-46-303 - Use of funds limited

(1)
All funds received by the division under the provisions of this article shall be used solely to pay the costs related to the administration of the medical disaster insurance fund and to defray the cost of medical, surgical, and hospital expenses necessary to effect the recovery, alleviate pain, or reduce the disability of employees who have established their entitlement to disability benefits under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" in accordance with and subject to the provisions of such act.
(2)
Moneys in the medical disaster insurance fund are continuously appropriated to the division for the payment of benefits as provided in this section and legal fees.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 549, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 608, § 3, effective April 20.
This section is similar to former § 8-65-105 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 3 - COLORADO MEDICAL DISASTER INSURANCE FUND (§§ 8-46-301 — 8-46-309) › Section 8-46-304 - Enforcement powers - violations

(1)
The director, in the enforcement of this article, shall have all of the powers granted in the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles
40
to
47
of this title, and any insurance carrier or self-insurer violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a violation of said act and shall be subject to the penalties therein prescribed.
(2)
The director shall administer and conduct all matters involving the medical disaster insurance fund in the name of the division, and, in that name and without any other name, title, or authority, the director may:
(a)
(I)
Sue and be sued in all courts of this state, of any other state, or of the United States and in actions arising out of any act, deed, matter, or thing made, omitted, entered into, done, or suffered in connection with the medical disaster insurance fund and the administration or conduct of matters relating thereto, including the authority to employ counsel to represent the fund in any action.
(II)
Nothing in this paragraph (a) shall be construed to waive any provisions of the "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act", article
10
of title
24
, C.R.S., nor shall it be construed to waive immunity of the state of Colorado from suit in federal court, guaranteed by the eleventh amendment to the constitution of the United States.
(b)
Make and enter into contracts or obligations relating to the medical disaster insurance fund as authorized or permitted under the provisions of articles
40
to
47
of this title, but neither the director nor any officer or employee of the division shall be personally liable in any private capacity for or on account of any act done or omitted or contract or other obligation entered into or undertaken in an official capacity in good faith and without intent to defraud in connection with the administration or conduct of the medical disaster insurance fund, its business, or other affairs relating thereto;
(c)
Contract with physicians, surgeons, and hospitals for medical and surgical treatment, services and supplies, crutches and apparatus, and the care and nursing of injured persons entitled to benefits from said fund and, in addition, may contract for medical, surgical, hospital, and nursing services and supplies in excess of the amount and period otherwise limited in this article if said director determines that the contracting of such extra medical, surgical, hospital, and nursing services and supplies will reduce the period of disability for which said fund would be liable for the payment and compensation.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 550, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-65-103 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 3 - COLORADO MEDICAL DISASTER INSURANCE FUND (§§ 8-46-301 — 8-46-309) › Section 8-46-305 - Receipt and disbursement of moneys

All moneys collected by the division pursuant to the provisions of this part 3 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer who shall deposit the same to the credit of the medical disaster insurance fund, and all disbursements therefrom shall be paid by the state treasurer in accordance with and subject to final awards of the director, as provided in this article.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 550, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-65-104 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 3 - COLORADO MEDICAL DISASTER INSURANCE FUND (§§ 8-46-301 — 8-46-309) › Section 8-46-306 - Applications - medical panel - awards - limitations

(1)
Payments from the medical disaster insurance fund shall be awarded by the director only after an application therefor has been filed by a claimant employee, the claimant's employer, or such employer's insurance carrier, or one on their behalf, and approved by the director for admission to the fund, in any case where the limits of liability provided under section
8-42-101
have been exhausted.
(2)
The director shall, in every case where an application for payments from the medical disaster insurance fund is filed, immediately, after receipt of such application, appoint a medical panel of three medical experts to see and examine the applicant, each of whom shall render a report to the director, advising whether or not the expenditure of further sums of money will promote recovery, alleviate pain, or reduce disability, suggesting the form and manner of further treatment or services and suggesting the reasonable cost thereof.
(3)
The director, upon receipt of reports from each of the medical experts appointed in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, shall either deny the application or award payments from the medical disaster insurance fund, based upon such reports and as nearly as possible in accordance with the majority opinion and suggestions of the medical panel.
(4)
In making payment awards from the medical disaster insurance fund, the director shall be limited in any one case to the sum of fifty-five thousand dollars, less any amounts of money expended by the employer or the employer's insurance carrier for medical, surgical, or hospital services and the costs of any prosthetic devices, or the reasonable value of any such services or devices furnished by the employer or the employer's insurance carrier.
(5)
The director shall award, and the state treasurer shall pay from the medical disaster insurance fund, the reasonable fees and expenses of the appointed members of the medical panel.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 550, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-65-106 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 3 - COLORADO MEDICAL DISASTER INSURANCE FUND (§§ 8-46-301 — 8-46-309) › Section 8-46-307 - Credit for reduced disability - when

(1)
In any determination of permanent disability, the employer or the employer's insurance carrier shall receive no credit or benefit for the reduction of disability of any claimant employee under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" directly attributable to a compensable accident or disease when such reduction of disability is accomplished by expenditures from the medical disaster insurance fund, unless it shall have been determined by a preponderance of the evidence:
(a)
That the claimant employee had refused hospital, surgical, and medical services under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" necessary to reduce the employee's disability voluntarily offered by the employer; or
(b)
That the claimant employee had reached maximum improvement as determined by the director prior to the filing of the application for payments from the medical disaster insurance fund.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 551, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-65-107 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 3 - COLORADO MEDICAL DISASTER INSURANCE FUND (§§ 8-46-301 — 8-46-309) › Section 8-46-308 - State treasurer to invest funds

(1)
The state treasurer shall invest any portion of the medical disaster insurance fund, including its surplus and reserves, which the director determines is not needed for immediate use. All interest earned upon such invested portion shall be credited to the fund and used for the same purposes and in the same manner as other moneys in the fund. Such moneys may be invested in the types of investments authorized in sections
24-36-109
,
24-36-112
, and
24-36-113
, C.R.S.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 551, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: (2) repealed, p. 377, § 10, effective August 6.
This section is similar to former § 8-65-108 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 46 - SPECIFIC INSURANCE FUNDS (§§ 8-46-101 — 8-46-309) › Part 3 - COLORADO MEDICAL DISASTER INSURANCE FUND (§§ 8-46-301 — 8-46-309) › Section 8-46-309 - Authority to utilize other revenue

Revenues obtained from the tax imposed pursuant to section
8-46-102(2)(a)
may be used, in the discretion of the director, for the purpose of paying the costs incurred pursuant to this article.
L. 90: Entire section added, p. 583, § 5, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2145, § 11, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-102 - Director to enforce orders

If any person fails or refuses to comply with an order of the director, or to obey any subpoena issued by the director or agents of the division, or to furnish the statistics, data, and information required to be furnished to the division by the provisions of articles
40
to
47
of this title, or refuses to permit an inspection as provided in said articles, or being in attendance refuses to be sworn or examined, or to answer a question, or to produce a book or paper when ordered to do so by the director or any of the deputies, agents, or referees of the division, the director may apply to the district court, upon proof by affidavit of the facts, for an order, returnable in not less than three days nor more than five days, directing such person to show cause before the district court which made the order why such person should not be committed to jail. Upon the return of such order, the district court shall examine under oath such person and give the person an opportunity to be heard. If the court determines that the person has refused without legal excuse in any one of the foregoing matters, it may commit the offender to jail forthwith by warrant, there to remain until the person submits to do the act which said person was required to do or until said person is discharged according to law.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 552, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-103 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-103 - Orders of director or appeals office - validity

All orders of the director or industrial claim appeals office shall be valid and in force and prima facie reasonable and lawful until found otherwise in an action brought for that purpose, pursuant to the provisions of articles
40
to
47
of this title, or until altered or revoked by the director or industrial claim appeals office, as the case may be.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 552, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-105 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-104 - Orders and awards - technical objections

Substantial compliance with the requirements of articles
40
to
47
of this title shall be sufficient to give effect to the orders or awards of the director or industrial claim appeals office, and they shall not be declared inoperative, illegal, or void for any omission of a technical nature in respect thereto.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 552, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-106 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-105 - Deposit on unpaid compensation or benefits - trust fund - surplus

(1)
The director has the discretion, at any time, any provisions in articles
40
to
47
of this title to the contrary notwithstanding, to compute and require to be paid to the division, to be held by it in trust, an amount equal to the present value of all unpaid compensation or other benefits in any case computed at the rate of four percent per annum. Such action may be taken after a finding by the director as to the insolvency, the threatened insolvency, or any other condition or danger which may cause the loss of, or which has delayed or may impede, hinder, or delay prompt payment of, compensation or benefits by any insurance carrier or employer. The action and finding of the director shall not be subject to review, and the director shall not be required to give any notice of hearing or hold any hearing prior to taking such action or making such finding.
(2)
All moneys so paid in shall constitute a separate trust fund in the office of the state treasurer, and, after any such payment is so ordered, the employer or insurance carrier shall thereupon be discharged from any further liability under such award for which payment is made to the extent of the payment made, and the payment of the award shall then be assumed to the extent of payment made by the special trust fund so created. If, for any reason, a beneficiary's right to the compensation awarded and ordered paid into said special trust fund ceases, lapses, or in any manner terminates by virtue of the terms and provisions of articles
40
to
47
of this title so that a surplus not surviving or accruing to any other beneficiary remains in said trust fund of the amount ordered paid into it on behalf of the beneficiary, the insurance carrier or employer who has made said payment shall be entitled to a refund of the present value of said surplus, if any, computed at the rate of four percent per annum. The state treasurer shall invest any portion of the special trust fund, including its surplus and reserves, which the director determines is not needed for immediate use.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 552, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-52-112 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-106 - State average weekly wage - method of computation

The state average weekly wage shall be established by the director annually on or before July 1 of each year. The state average weekly wage shall be determined from the average weekly earnings referenced in section
8-73-102(1)
, computed by the division in June on the basis of the most recent available figures, and applicable to the ensuing twelve months beginning July 1. Such state average weekly wage shall automatically form the basis for establishing maximum benefits under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" as of 12:01 a.m., July 1, 1974, and at each succeeding time and date annually thereafter.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 553, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-113 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-107 - Adoption of rules

The director has the power to adopt reasonable and proper rules relative to the administration of articles
40
to
47
of this title and proper rules to govern proceedings and hearings of the division, and the director has the discretion to amend the rules from time to time. No such rule shall limit the jurisdiction of an administrative law judge in the office of administrative courts to hear and decide all matters arising under articles
40
to
47
of this title; except that in any matter where the director has issued an order to enforce a provision of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", an administrative law judge in the office of administrative courts shall not hear and decide the same matter while it is pending before the director. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with section
24-4-103
, C.R.S.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 553, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1880, § 17, effective June 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 857, § 18, effective June 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 -070), ch. 49, p. 177, § 5, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-108 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-108 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 553, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 1336, § 47, effective July 1.
Prior to its repeal in 1991, this section was similar to former § 8-46-114 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-109 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 553, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 1336, § 48, effective July 1.
Prior to its repeal in 1991, this section was similar to former § 8-52-114 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-110 - Public officers to enforce orders - furnish information

It is the duty of all officers and employees of the state, counties, and municipalities, upon the request of the director, to enforce in their respective departments all lawful orders of the director insofar as the same may be applicable and consistent with the general duties of such officers and employees. It is also their duty to make to the director such reports as the director may require concerning matters within their knowledge pertaining to the purposes of articles
40
to
47
of this title and to furnish the director such facts, data, statistics, and information as, from time to time, may come to them pertaining to the purposes of said articles and the duties of the division thereunder, and particularly all information coming to their knowledge respecting the condition of all places of employment subject to the provisions of said articles with regard to the health, protection, and safety of employees and the hazard of risk of such places of employment.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 554, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-111 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-111 - Division efforts to ensure employer compliance with workers' compensation coverage requirements - legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that it is in the best interests of the public to assure that all employers who fall under the provisions of articles
40
to
47
of this title have in effect current policies of insurance or self-insurance for workers' compensation liability.
(2)
In order to implement the declaration in subsection (1) of this section, the division shall develop a procedure for verifying whether or not all employers doing business in the state of Colorado comply with the requirements of article
44
of this title. This procedure must include cross-referencing employer records of the division of unemployment insurance and the division of workers' compensation. Upon identifying employers that are not in compliance with article
44
of this title, the division, with the assistance and cooperation of the attorney general, shall use all available means under articles
40
to
47
of this title to ensure compliance. Every insurance carrier authorized to transact business in this state, including Pinnacol Assurance, which insures employers against liability for compensation under the provisions of articles
40
to
47
of this title, shall furnish the division, upon request, all information required by it to accomplish the purposes of this section.
L. 94: Entire section added, p. 1147, § 1, effective May 19. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 1476, § 18, effective June 3. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1889, § 45, effective July 1. L. 2012: (2) amended, (HB 12-1120), ch. 27, p. 104, § 12, effective June 1.
The effective date for amendments to this section by House Bill 12-1120 (chapter 27, Session Laws of Colorado 2012) was changed from August 8, 2012, to June 1, 2012, by House Bill 12S-1002 (First Extraordinary Session, chapter 2, p. 2432, Session Laws of Colorado 2012).
For Pinnacol Assurance, see article 45 of this title 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 1 - DIRECTOR'S POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-112) › Section 8-47-112 - Division website - procedures to file complaints

The director shall clearly post on the division's website the procedure for an injured worker to follow to file a complaint with the division regarding any issue over which the director or his or her designee has authority to pursue, settle, or enforce pursuant to articles
40
to
47
of this title.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-013), ch. 303, p. 1435, §3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS (§§ 8-47-201 — 8-47-209) › Section 8-47-201 - Information to division - blanks - verification

Every employer receiving from the division any blanks with directions to fill out the same or requests for information required for the purposes of articles
40
to
47
of this title shall properly fill out the blanks and furnish the information so requested fully and correctly. The director may require that any information requested by the division be verified under oath and may fix the time within which said information shall be returned.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 554, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-45-104 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS (§§ 8-47-201 — 8-47-209) › Section 8-47-202 - Information furnished to division - confidential use

Every employer shall furnish the division, upon request, all information required by it to accomplish the purposes of articles
40
to
47
of this title. The information shall be for the confidential use of the division, unless otherwise ordered by the director, and shall not be open to the public nor used in any court or any action or proceeding pending therein, unless the director is a party to such action or proceeding.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 554, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-45-103 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS (§§ 8-47-201 — 8-47-209) › Section 8-47-203.3 - Release of location information concerning individuals with outstanding felony arrest warrants

(1)
Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary and to the extent allowable under federal law, at the request of the Colorado bureau of investigation, the division shall provide the bureau with information concerning the location of any person whose name appears in the division's records who is the subject of an outstanding felony arrest warrant. Upon receipt of such information, it shall be the responsibility of the bureau to provide appropriate law enforcement agencies with location information obtained from the division. Location information provided pursuant to this section shall be used solely for law enforcement purposes. The division and the bureau shall determine and employ the most cost-effective method for obtaining and providing location information pursuant to this section. Neither the division nor its employees or agents shall be liable in civil action for providing information in accordance with the provisions of this subsection (1).
(2)
As used in subsection (1) of this section, "law enforcement agency" means any agency of the state or its political subdivisions that is responsible for enforcing the laws of this state. "Law enforcement agency" includes but is not limited to any police department, sheriff's department, district attorney's office, the office of the state attorney general, and the Colorado bureau of investigation.
L. 95: Entire section added, p. 1122, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS (§§ 8-47-201 — 8-47-209) › Section 8-47-204 - Employees of division - qualifications

The executive director has the power to employ, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, such deputies, experts, statisticians, accountants, inspectors, clerks, and other employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of articles
40
to
47
of this title or to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred by law upon the division.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 555, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 103, § 1, effective March 18.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-109 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS (§§ 8-47-201 — 8-47-209) › Section 8-47-205 - Salaries of employees of division

All deputies, statisticians, accountants, clerks, experts, and other employees of the division shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by law. The salaries so fixed shall be paid from the fund appropriated for the use of the division after approval by the director.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 430,§ 3, eff. 6/5/2024.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 555, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-110 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS (§§ 8-47-201 — 8-47-209) › Section 8-47-206 - Employees of division - bonds

Such employees of the division as shall be directed by the director shall furnish surety company bonds in such sum as may be fixed by the director, the premiums therefor to be paid as other expenses of the division are paid.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 555, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-112 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS (§§ 8-47-201 — 8-47-209) › Section 8-47-207 - Collection of statistics

The director or any agents of the division may enter into any place of employment for the purpose of collecting facts and statistics, examining the provisions made for the health, protection, and safety of the employees, and bringing to the attention of every employer any rule, order, or requirement of the division, or any law, or any failure on the part of any employer to comply therewith.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 555, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-101 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS (§§ 8-47-201 — 8-47-209) › Section 8-47-208 - Records of employers open to inspection of division

All books, records, and payrolls of employers or of any contractor, subcontractor, lessee, sublessee, or person showing or reflecting in any way upon the amount of wage expenditure of such employers, contractor, subcontractor, lessee, sublessee, or person and all other facts, data, and statistics appertaining to the purposes of this article shall always be open for inspection by the director or any agents of the division for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of the reported wage expenditure, number of persons employed, and such other information as may be necessary for the uses and purposes of the division in the administration of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado".
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 555, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-102 as it existed prior to 1990.
The provisions of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" are contained in articles 40 to 47 of this title 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-47-209) › Article 47 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 8-47-101 — 8-47-209) › Part 2 - GENERAL POWERS (§§ 8-47-201 — 8-47-209) › Section 8-47-209 - Expenses of division

All expenses incurred by the division pursuant to the provisions of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" shall be paid from funds appropriated for the use of the division upon claims therefor which shall be itemized and sworn to by the person who incurred the same. The claims shall be allowed by the director subject to the approval of the controller. The traveling expenses of the director or of any employees of the division, incurred while on business of the division outside of the state of Colorado, shall be paid in the manner aforesaid, but only when such expenses are authorized in advance by the controller to be incurred by the division.
L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 556, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 8-46-104 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKMENS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-48-101 — 8-54-101) › Article 48 - [Repealed] Contractors and Lessees (§ 8-48-101) › Section 8-48-101 - to 8-48-103 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article repealed, p. 576, § 77, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKMENS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-48-101 — 8-54-101) › Article 49 - [Repealed] MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND HOSPITAL (§ 8-49-101) › Section 8-49-101 - and 8-49-102 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article repealed, p. 576, § 77, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKMENS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-48-101 — 8-54-101) › Article 50 - [Repealed] DEPENDENCY (§ 8-50-101) › Section 8-50-101 - to 8-50-117 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article repealed, p. 576, § 77, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKMENS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-48-101 — 8-54-101) › Article 51 - [Repealed] BENEFITS (§ 8-51-101) › Section 8-51-101 - to 8-51-113 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article repealed, p. 576, § 77, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKMENS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-48-101 — 8-54-101) › Article 52 - [Repealed] GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 8-52-101) › Section 8-52-101 - to 8-52-115 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article repealed, p. 576, § 77, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKMENS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-48-101 — 8-54-101) › Article 53 - [Repealed] HEARING AND REVIEW PROCEDURE (§ 8-53-101) › Section 8-53-101 - to 8-53-130 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article repealed, p. 576, § 77, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKMENS COMPENSATION (§§ 8-48-101 — 8-54-101) › Article 54 - [Repealed] STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE AUTHORITY (§ 8-54-101) › Section 8-54-101 - to 8-54-127 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article repealed, p. 576, § 77, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR II - WORKERS COMPENSATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS (§§ 8-40-101 — 8-67-113) › WORKERS COMPENSATION - CONTINUED (§§ 8-55-101 — 8-55-105) › Article 55 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLASSIFICATION APPEALS BOARD (§§ 8-55-101 — 8-55-105) › Section 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.
L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1141, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1890, § 47, effective July 1.