C.R.S. Section 29-5-401
Legislative declaration


(1)

House Bill 07-1008, enacted in 2007, established a rebuttable presumption in the state workers’ compensation system that certain types of cancer, when contracted by firefighters, are occupational diseases caused by employment as a firefighter.

(2)

Nine years of experience has shown that the rebuttable presumption established by House Bill 07-1008 has produced no demonstrable benefit to firefighters but has led to significantly greater costs to employers of firefighters.

(3)

The purpose of this part 4 is to provide supplemental income and reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs not otherwise paid for by insurance coverage to firefighters who contract covered cancers and to reduce the cost of workers’ compensation insurance for employers of firefighters. This part 4 is not a replacement for workers’ compensation coverage or any other kind of medical insurance.

(4)

This part 4 does not eliminate or curtail the obligation of an employer of firefighters to participate in the state workers’ compensation system, nor does it eliminate or curtail the right of a firefighter to pursue benefits under the state workers’ compensation system. Rather, it provides a practical alternative for firefighters to pursue in dealing with the costs and burdens of covered cancers without being forced to rely on recovering compensation under the rebuttable presumption created by House Bill 07-1008.

Source: Section 29-5-401 — Legislative declaration, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-29.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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Peace officers appointment
29‑5‑103
Assignment of police officers or deputy sheriffs for temporary duty
29‑5‑104
Request for temporary assignment of police officers or deputy sheriffs - authority
29‑5‑105
Assignment of emergency response personnel for temporary duty - definitions
29‑5‑106
Temporary assignment to labor dispute area
29‑5‑107
Request for temporary assignment of emergency response personnel - definitions
29‑5‑108
Liability of requesting jurisdiction
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Workers’ compensation coverage
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Pension fund payments
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Liability of peace officers
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Dog interactions with local law enforcement officers - training to be provided by local law enforcement agencies - policies and procedures - scope - task force - creation - composition - immunity - short title - legislative declaration - definitions
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Self-contained breathing apparatus - testing - certification - recertification
29‑5‑201
Short title
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Legislative declaration
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Definitions
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Rights of firefighters
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Obligation to meet and confer
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Vote of the citizens to obligate a public employer to engage in collective bargaining
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Employee organization as exclusive representative
29‑5‑208
Obligation to negotiate in good faith
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Collective bargaining agreement
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Impasse resolution
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Strikes prohibited
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Existing bargaining relationships
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Right to sue
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Severability
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Protect public workers
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Definitions
29‑5‑302
Required benefits - conditions of receiving benefits
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Legislative declaration
29‑5‑402
Definitions
29‑5‑403
Required benefits - conditions of receiving benefits
29‑5‑404
Authority of the trust - rules
29‑5‑405
Exclusion from coverage
29‑5‑501
Definitions
29‑5‑502
Required program - reimbursement
29‑5‑503
Authority of the trust - rules - report
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