Title 10, Insurance
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-311 Group benefits for depositors of banks - benefits for subscribers in public institutions
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(1) Nonprofit hospitals and health service corporations may contract with any bank located and doing business in any community in this state, the population of which does not exceed ten thousand inhabitants, as shown by the last preceding federal census, to provide group hospital…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-312 Contracts with other organizations
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Any corporation subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 may contract with any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the United States of America, or of the state of Colorado for the making available of hospital, medical-surgical, and oth…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-313 Licensing of representatives. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1687, � 1, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 1598, � 121, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section repealed, p. 597, � 4, effective April 7. Editor's note: Prior to its repeal in 1994, the provisions of this section were similar to provisions…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-314 Payment for examinations of corporations
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A corporation periodically examined by the commissioner shall pay to the commissioner the cost of such examination, as determined by the commissioner. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1688, � 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 598, � 5, effective April 7…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-315 Revocation of certificate - appeal
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(1) The commissioner shall not make public the result of any examination or investigation of any corporation found to be insolvent or with its capital impaired prior to suspending or revoking the authority of such company to do business in this state. If the commissioner determin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-316 Complaints
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Any individual subscriber of a corporation subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 who is aggrieved by any act or omission of such corporation or its officers, directors, agents, or representatives, may file a statement in writing of such grievance in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-317 Exemption of direct payment methods
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Nothing contained in part 1 of this article or this part 3 shall be construed to affect or apply to hospitals, or other licensed health-care institutions, nor to any individuals, partnerships, associations, or corporations which are the direct purveyors of health services; nor sh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-317.5 Assignment of benefits
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(1) An individual or group nonprofit hospital or medical service contract issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall not prohibit a subscriber under the contract from assigning, in writing, benefits payable under the contract to a licensed hospital or other licensed …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-318 Prospective reimbursement
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(1) No corporation subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 which provides a service contract as distinguished from a fixed dollar benefit contract shall provide reimbursement for the rendering of hospital care, medical-surgical care, or other health se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-319 Effective date
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Sections 10-16-317 and 10-16-318 shall take effect January 1, 1974, and shall be implemented with the beginning of each hospital's fiscal year. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1693, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 10-16-133 as it e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-320 Investment of funds
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The investable funds of a corporation subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 may only be invested in those types of investments which are permitted by law for the investment of the assets of life insurance companies and in such other types of investme…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-321 Medicare supplement benefit standards
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The provisions of article 18 of this title shall apply to corporations organized pursuant to the provisions of this part 3. On and after July 1, 1983, no corporation subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 shall deliver or issue for delivery in this st…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-322 Filing of health policies
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Nonprofit hospital and health service corporations shall be subject to the requirements regarding the filing of health policies pursuant to section 10-16-107.2. Source: L. 92: Entire section added, p. 1747, � 7, effective June 2. Editor's note: Although the effective date of the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-323 Conversion of corporation to mutual insurance company. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 10-16-323Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-324 Conversion of corporation to a stock insurance company
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(1) It is the intent of the general assembly by the enactment of this section to create a procedure for nonprofit hospital, medical-surgical, and health service corporations subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 to elect to convert to a stock insuran…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-325 Termination of health policies
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A corporation shall not retroactively terminate a policy issued pursuant to this part 3 except for fraud or intentional misrepresentation. For any termination other than for fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the corporation shall provide notice thirty days in advance of the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-401 Establishment of health maintenance organizations
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(1) The general assembly recognizes that health-care coverage may be offered to the citizens of this state by various entities with distinct organizational and functional forms. The placement of this part 4 in this article should in no way be construed so as to alter the distinct…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-402 Issuance of certificate of authority - denial
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(1) (a) Repealed. (b) The commissioner shall determine whether the applicant for a certificate of authority, with respect to health-care services to be furnished: (I) Has demonstrated the willingness and potential ability to assure that such health-care services will be provided …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-403 Powers of health maintenance organizations
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(1) The powers of a health maintenance organization include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) The purchase, lease, construction, renovation, operation, and maintenance of hospitals, medical facilities, nursing care and intermediate care facilities, and other institution…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-404 Governing body
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(1) The governing body of any health maintenance organization may include providers, other individuals, or both. (2) Such governing body shall establish a mechanism to afford the enrollees an opportunity to participate in matters of policy and operation through the establishment …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-405 Fiduciary responsibilities
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Any director, officer, or partner of a health maintenance organization who receives, collects, disburses, or invests funds in connection with the activities of such organization shall be responsible for such funds in a fiduciary relationship to the enrollees. Source: L. 92: Entir…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-406 Evidence of coverage - rules
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(1) Every enrollee residing in this state is entitled to evidence of coverage under a health-care plan. If the enrollee obtains coverage under a health-care plan through an insurance policy or a contract issued by a nonprofit hospital, medical-surgical, and health service corpora…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-407 Information to enrollees
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(1) Every health maintenance organization shall annually provide to its enrollees: (a) The most recent annual statement of financial condition including a balance sheet and summary of receipts and disbursements; (b) A description of the organizational structure and operation of t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-408 Open enrollment
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(1) After a health maintenance organization has been in operation twenty-four months, it shall have an annual open enrollment period of at least one month during which it accepts enrollees up to the limits of its capacity, as determined by the health maintenance organization, in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-409 Complaint system
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(1) (a) Every health maintenance organization shall establish and maintain a complaint system that has been approved by the commissioner to provide reasonable procedures for the resolution of written complaints initiated by enrollees concerning health-care services. (b) Each heal…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-410 Investments
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With the exception of investments made in accordance with section 10-16-403 (1)(a) and (2), the investable funds of a health maintenance organization shall be invested only in securities or other investments permitted by the laws of this state for the investment of assets constit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-411 Protection against insolvency
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(1) (a) Before issuing any certificate of authority, the commissioner shall require that the health maintenance organization have an initial minimum surplus of one million five hundred thousand dollars. Surplus means total assets less all liabilities with the exception of long-te…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-412 Statutory deposit
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(1) Unless otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, each health maintenance organization shall furnish cash or securities acceptable to the commissioner to be held by the commissioner under joint control in the same manner as prescribed in sections 10-3-206,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-413 Prohibited practices
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(1) No health maintenance organization, or representative thereof, may cause or knowingly permit the use of advertising which is untrue or misleading, solicitation which is untrue or misleading, or any form of evidence of coverage which is deceptive. For purposes of part 1 of thi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-413.5 Return to home - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that: (a) As individuals age in place in their own homes or other settings, they frequently contract with continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, nursing facilities, or facilities for persons with dementia diseases…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-414 Regulation of agents
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The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary to provide for the licensing of agents. An agent means a person directly or indirectly associated with a health-care plan who engages in solicitation or enrollment. S…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-415 Powers of insurers and nonprofit hospital, medical-surgical, and health service corporations
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(1) An insurance company licensed in this state, or a nonprofit hospital, medical-surgical, and health service corporation authorized to do business in this state, may either directly or through a subsidiary or affiliate, organize and operate a health maintenance organization und…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-416 Examination
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(1) The commissioner may make an examination of the affairs of any health maintenance organization and providers with whom such organization has contracts, agreements, or other arrangements pursuant to its health-care plan as often as the commissioner deems it necessary for the p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-417 Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority
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(1) The commissioner may suspend or revoke any certificate of authority issued to a health maintenance organization pursuant to part 1 of this article 16 and this part 4 if the commissioner finds that any of the following conditions exist: (a) The health maintenance organization …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-418 Rehabilitation, liquidation, or conservation of health maintenance organization
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(1) Any rehabilitation, liquidation, or conservation of a health maintenance organization is deemed to be the rehabilitation, liquidation, or conservation of an insurance company and shall be conducted under the supervision of the commissioner pursuant to the law governing the re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-419 Administrative procedures
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(1) When the commissioner has cause to believe that grounds for the denial of an application for a certificate of authority exist, or that grounds for the suspension or revocation of a certificate of authority exist, the commissioner shall notify the health maintenance organizati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-420 Penalties and enforcement
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(1) The commissioner may, in lieu of suspension or revocation of a certificate of authority under section 10-16-417 and pursuant to the provisions of article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., levy an administrative penalty in an amount not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-421 Statutory construction and relationship to other laws
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(1) Except for sections 10-1-102, 10-1-116, 10-1-117, 10-1-118, 10-3-128, and 10-3-208, part 2 of article 1 of this title, and parts 4 to 8 of article 3 of this title, and as otherwise provided in this article, the provisions of the insurance law and provisions of nonprofit hospi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-421.5 Acquisition of control of or merger of a health maintenance organization
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No person may make a tender for or a request or invitation for tenders of, or enter into an agreement to exchange securities for or acquire in the open market or otherwise, any voting security of a health maintenance organization or enter into any other agreement if, after the co…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-422 Filings and reports as public documents
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All applications, filings, and reports required under part 1 of this article and this part 4 shall be treated as public documents. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1712, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 10-17-126 as it existed prior …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-423 Confidentiality of health information
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Any data or information pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, or health of any enrollee or applicant obtained from such person or from any provider by any health maintenance organization shall be held in confidence and shall not be disclosed to any person except to the extent t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-424 Commissioner's authority to contract
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The commissioner, in carrying out his or her obligations pursuant to sections 10-16-402 (1)(b) and 10-16-417 (1), may contract with qualified persons concerning the determinations required to be made by the commissioner. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1713, � 1, effective…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-425 Applicability of provisions
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Nothing contained in part 1 of this article or this part 4 shall be construed to affect or apply to any trust, association, or nonprofit corporation which is established and administered by an employer, a labor organization or labor organizations, or jointly by an employer and a …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-426 Medicare supplement benefit standards
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Except for the requirements of section 10-18-105, the provisions of article 18 of this title shall not apply to all health maintenance organizations granted a certificate of authority under part 1 of this article or this part 4. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1713, � 1, e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-427 Contractual relations
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(1) Every contract between a health maintenance organization and a medical group, independent practice association, or health professional employed by a health maintenance organization shall be written and include a hold harmless provision which shall provide that in the event a …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-428 Prohibition concerning state-funded medical assistance. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 10-16-428Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-429 Termination of contract
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A health maintenance organization shall not retroactively terminate a policy or contract issued pursuant to this part 4 except for fraud or intentional misrepresentation. For any termination other than for fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the health maintenance organizatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-501 Legislative declaration
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It is the policy of the general assembly and the intent and purpose of this part 5 to promote the availability and assure the competent quality of dental care on a prepaid basis, and to thereby promote the health and welfare of the people of Colorado. The general assembly recogni…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-502 Establishment of prepaid dental care plan organizations
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(1) No person, unless otherwise authorized pursuant to this title, may establish or operate a prepaid dental care plan organization in this state or sell or offer to sell, or solicit offers to purchase, or receive advanced or periodic consideration in conjunction with a prepaid d…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-503 Application for certificate of authority
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(1) An application for a certificate of authority to operate as a prepaid dental care plan organization formed under part 1 of this article 16 and this part 5 shall be filed with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. Such application shall be verified by an o…