C.R.S. Section 8-43-101
Record of injuries

  • occupational disease
  • reported to division
  • rules
  • definition

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Every employer shall keep a record of: All employee injuries that result in fatality, permanent physical impairment, lost time from work in excess of three shifts or calendar days, or active medical treatment for a period of more than one hundred eighty calendar days after the date the injury was first reported to the employer; and the contraction by an employee of an occupational disease that has been listed by the director by rule. Within ten days after notice or knowledge that an employee has contracted such an occupational disease, an injury that results in permanent physical impairment, a lost-time injury, or an injury that results in active medical treatment for a period of more than one hundred eighty calendar days after the date the injury was first reported to the employer, or immediately in the case of a fatality, the employer shall, upon forms prescribed by the division for that purpose, report to the division said occupational disease, permanently physically impairing injury, lost-time injury, injury requiring active medical treatment for a period of more than one hundred eighty calendar days after the date the injury was first reported to the employer, or fatality. The report must contain the information required by the director.

(b)

As used in this subsection (1), “active medical treatment”:

(I)

Means treatment that is determined by an authorized treating physician to be reasonably necessary to cure and relieve the injury and that requires ongoing supervision by an authorized treating physician as documented by a written medical report;

(II)

Does not include treatment that is not reasonably expected to improve the condition or any treatment that does not require the supervision of a licensed physician, including gym or pool memberships or home exercise programs; and

(III)

Terminates when there has been an abandonment of care or discharge from care for noncompliance prior to expiration of the one-hundred-eighty-day period set forth in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(2)

Unless exempted by the director pursuant to rule because of a small number of filings or a showing of financial hardship, beginning July 1, 2006, reports submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in an electronic format as determined by the director. Exposure to an injurious substance as defined by the director by rule and injuries to employees that result in no more than three days’ or three shifts’ loss of time from work, or no permanent physical impairment, or no fatality to the employee shall be reported by the employer only to the insurer of said employer’s workers’ compensation insurance liability, which injuries and exposure the insurer shall report only by monthly summary form to or as otherwise requested by the division.

Source: Section 8-43-101 — Record of injuries - occupational disease - reported to division - rules - definition, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-08.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

8‑43‑101
Record of injuries - occupational disease - reported to division - rules - definition 8‑43‑102
Notice to employer of injury - notice to employees - failure to report 8‑43‑103
Notice of injury - time limit 8‑43‑104
Electronic filings - rules 8‑43‑201
Disputes arising under “Workers’ Compensation Act of Colorado” 8‑43‑202
Director may refer taking of evidence in cases to appropriate officials of other states 8‑43‑203
Notice concerning liability - notice to claimants - notice of rights and claims process - rules 8‑43‑204
Settlements - rules 8‑43‑205
Mediation 8‑43‑206
Settlement conference procedures 8‑43‑206.5
Right to binding arbitration for resolution of disputes under articles 40 to 47 8‑43‑207
Hearings 8‑43‑207.5
Prehearing conferences - rules - definition 8‑43‑208
Investigations 8‑43‑209
Time schedule for hearings - establishment 8‑43‑210
Evidence 8‑43‑211
Notice - request for hearing 8‑43‑212
Compulsion of testimony 8‑43‑213
Transcripts 8‑43‑214
Transcript certified - evidence 8‑43‑215
Orders 8‑43‑217
Claims management - legislative declaration 8‑43‑218
Authority of director 8‑43‑219
Not a limitation on rights or privileges 8‑43‑220
Injured worker exit survey 8‑43‑301
Petitions to review 8‑43‑302
Corrected orders 8‑43‑303
Reopening 8‑43‑304
Violations - penalty - offset for benefits obtained through fraud - rules 8‑43‑304.5
Penalties in rate-making 8‑43‑305
Each day separate offense 8‑43‑306
Collection of fines, penalties, and overpayments 8‑43‑307
Appeals to court of appeals 8‑43‑308
Causes for setting aside award 8‑43‑309
Actions in court tried within thirty days 8‑43‑310
Error disregarded unless prejudicial 8‑43‑311
Court record transmitted to industrial claim appeals office - when 8‑43‑312
Court may remand case or order entry of award 8‑43‑313
Summary review by supreme court 8‑43‑314
Fees - costs - duty of district attorneys and attorney general 8‑43‑315
Witnesses and testimony - mileage - fees - costs 8‑43‑316
Appearance by officer for closely held entity 8‑43‑317
Service of documents 8‑43‑318
Remand of case or order - time limit for further proceedings consistent with ruling on appeal 8‑43‑401
District attorney or attorney of division to act for director or office - penalties for failure of insurer to pay benefits 8‑43‑401.5
Financial incentives to deny or delay claim or medical care - prohibition - penalties 8‑43‑402
False statement - felony 8‑43‑403
Attorney fees 8‑43‑404
Examination - refusal - personal responsibility - physicians to testify and furnish results - injured worker right to select treating physicians - injured worker right to third-party communications - definitions - rules 8‑43‑405
Payment as discharge of liability - conflicting claims 8‑43‑406
Compensation in lump sum 8‑43‑407
Election to waive vocational rehabilitation benefits and become subject to permanent partial disability provisions 8‑43‑408
Default of employer - additional liability 8‑43‑409
Defaulting employers - penalties - enjoined from continuing business - fines - procedure - definition - repeal 8‑43‑410
Right to compensation operates as lien - interest on award 8‑43‑501
Utilization review process - legislative declaration - cash fund 8‑43‑502
Independent medical examinations 8‑43‑503
Utilization review of health-care providers 8‑43‑601
Short title 8‑43‑602
Legislative declaration 8‑43‑603
Definitions 8‑43‑604
Performance programs 8‑43‑605
Due process 8‑43‑606
Enforcement 8‑43‑607
Filing with director
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 8-43-101’s source at colorado​.gov