Title 8, Labor and Industry
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-113 New policies issued - when
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Pinnacol Assurance shall not be required to issue a new policy of insurance to an employer until all moneys due Pinnacol Assurance have been paid, all premiums have been paid on all canceled policies, and the employer has complied with all provisions of such canceled policies. So…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-114 Adjustment of premiums. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 538, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section repealed, p. 1874, � 13, effective July 1. Editor's note: Prior to its repeal in 2002, this section was similar to former � 8-54-115 as it existed prior to 1990. 8-45-115. Determination of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-115 Determination of premium - payment in advance - deductibles. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 8-45-115Statutes 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. § 8-45-116 Reinsurance. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 539, � 1, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 987, � 2, effective May 25. L. 2002: Entire section repealed, p. 1875, � 15, effective July 1. Editor's note: Prior to its repeal in 2002, this section was similar to former � 8-5…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-117 Regulation by commissioner of insurance
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(1) Pinnacol Assurance is subject to regulation by the commissioner of insurance as provided in: (a) Part 11 of article 3 of title 10, C.R.S., pertaining to unfair competition and deceptive practices; (b) Part 4 of article 4 of title 10, C.R.S., pertaining to rate regulation; how…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-118 Treasurer custodian of fund - disbursements
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(1) The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the Pinnacol Assurance fund, and all disbursements therefrom shall be paid either by the state treasurer upon warrants drawn in accordance with law upon vouchers issued by the board upon order of the chief executive officer, or by…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-119 State treasurer to give separate bond as custodian
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(1) The state treasurer shall give a separate and additional bond in such amount as may be fixed by the board with sureties to be approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of the state treasurer's duties as custodian of the Pinnacol Assurance fund, and as…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-120 State treasurer to invest funds
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the state treasurer, after consulting with the board of directors or the board's designated committee as to the overall direction of the portfolio, shall invest any portion of the Pinnacol Assurance fund, including its sur…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-121 Visitation of fund by commissioner of insurance - annual audit - examination
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(1) 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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-122 Annual report
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(1) 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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-123 Change of names - direction to revisor. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 542, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1879, � 21, effective July 1. L. 2024: Entire section repealed, (HB 24-1450), ch. 490, p. 3406, � 12, effective August 7. 8-45-124. Review of cost-effectiveness of use of nation…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-45-124 Review of cost-effectiveness of use of national council on compensation insurance by the authority. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 8-45-124Statutes 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. § 8-45-125 Legislative interim committee on operation of Pinnacol Assurance - creation - members - study - report - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 8-45-125Statutes 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. § 8-46-101 Subsequent injury fund - repeal
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(1) (a) In a case where an employee has previously sustained permanent partial industrial disability and in a subsequent injury sustains additional permanent partial industrial disability and it is shown that the combined industrial disabilities render the employee permanently an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-102 Funding for subsequent injury fund and major medical insurance fund
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(1) (a) For every compensable injury resulting in death wherein there are no persons either wholly or partially dependent upon the deceased, the employer or the employer’s insurance carrier, if any, shall pay to the division the sum of twenty thousand dollars, not to exceed one h…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-103 State treasurer to invest funds
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(1) The state treasurer shall invest any portion of the subsequent injury fund, including its surplus and reserves, which the division 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 pu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-104 Closure of fund
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No cases shall be accepted into the subsequent injury fund for injuries occurring on or after July 1, 1993, or for occupational diseases occurring on or after April 1, 1994. When all payments have been made for all cases accepted into the fund, any remaining balance shall revert …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-105 Calculation of premium - permanent total disability - employer may request examination
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(1) Effective July 1, 1993, in any case in which an employee previously has sustained permanent partial disability and, in a subsequent injury, sustains additional permanent partial disability and it is shown that the combined industrial disabilities render the employee permanent…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-106 Abatement of taxes - independent review of fund
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The funding provisions of section 8-46-102, including the provisions relating to the assessment and levying of taxes, shall cease to be effective when an independent actuary, retained by the division for such purpose, determines that the fund has sufficient resources to pay benef…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-107 Report to general assembly and governor. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire section added, p. 1831, � 5, effective May 19. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 1476, � 16, effective June 3.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-108 Legislative council study of subsequent injury fund. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire section added, p. 1831, � 5, effective May 19. L. 2006: Entire section repealed, p. 140, � 2, effective August 7.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-109 Legislative declaration - claims management
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that the purpose of this section is to provide for prompt, efficient, and fair settlement of all pending claims and the closure of both the subsequent injury fund and the major medical insurance fund as soon as is practicable. (2) As ne…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-201 Short title
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This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the Colorado Major Medical Insurance Fund Act. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 545, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 8-66-101 as it existed prior to 1990.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-202 Major medical insurance fund - tax imposed - returns - repeal
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(1) (a) There is hereby established a major medical insurance fund to defray medical, surgical, dental, hospital, nursing, and drug expenses and expenses for medical, hospital, and surgical supplies, crutches, apparatus, and vocational rehabilitation, which shall include tuition,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-203 Failure to make returns. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 547, � 1, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section repealed, p. 2144, � 7, effective July 1. Editor's note: Prior to its repeal in 1993, this section was similar to former � 8-66-103 as it existed prior to 1990.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-204 Use of funds limited. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 547, � 1, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section repealed, p. 2144, � 8, effective July 1. Editor's note: Prior to its repeal in 1993, this section was similar to former � 8-66-107 as it existed prior to 1990.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-205 Collection of taxes due
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If any such insurance carrier or self-insurer withdraws from business in this state before the tax falls due as provided in this part 2, or fails or neglects to pay such tax, the director shall at once proceed to collect the same; and the director is authorized to employ such leg…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-206 Enforcement powers - violations
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The director, in the enforcement of this article, shall have all of the powers granted in the Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado, and any insurance carrier or self-insurer violating any of the provisions of this article, or failing to pay the tax imposed in this article, is gu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-207 Receipt and disbursement of moneys. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 548, � 1, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section repealed, p. 2145, � 9, effective July 1. Editor's note: Prior to its repeal in 1993, this section was similar to former � 8-66-106 as it existed prior to 1990.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-208 Applications - awards
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(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 c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-209 Credit for reduced disability - when
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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 accid…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-210 State treasurer to invest funds
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(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 b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-211 Abatement of tax - when. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 549, � 1, effective July 1; entire section repealed, p. 584, � 6, effective July 1. Editor's note: Prior to its repeal in 1990, this section was similar to former � 8-66-111.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-212 Closure of fund
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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. Sourc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-301 Short title
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This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the Colorado Medical Disaster Insurance Fund Act. Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 549, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 8-65-101 as it existed prior to 1990.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-302 Medical disaster insurance fund - tax imposed - returns
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(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 benef…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-303 Use of funds limited
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(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 recove…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-304 Enforcement powers - violations
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(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 viola…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-305 Receipt and disbursement of moneys
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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 acco…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-306 Applications - medical panel - awards - limitations
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-307 Credit for reduced disability - when
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(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 ac…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-308 State treasurer to invest funds
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(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 th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-46-309 Authority to utilize other revenue
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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. Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 583, � 5, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire sect…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-47-101 Division of workers’ compensation - creation - powers, duties, and functions - transfer of functions
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(1) There is hereby created the division of workers’ compensation in the department of labor and employment. Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director of the department of labor and employment shall appoint the director of the divisio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-47-102 Director to enforce orders
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-47-103 Orders of director or appeals office - validity
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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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-47-104 Orders and awards - technical objections
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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 techni…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-47-105 Deposit on unpaid compensation or benefits - trust fund - surplus
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(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 ot…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-47-106 State average weekly wage - method of computation
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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 th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-47-107 Adoption of rules
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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…