It is the policy and purpose of this part 8 to provide a means of compensating volunteer civil defense workers who may suffer any injury as defined in section 24-33.5-802 (6) as a result of participation in civil defense service. Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1089, § […]
As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires: “Accredited local organization for civil defense” means a local organization for civil defense that is certified by the office of emergency management as conforming with the “Plan and Program for the Civil Defense of this State” prepared by the governor of Colorado or under […]
Except as provided in this part 8, a civil defense worker and such civil defense worker’s dependents have no right to receive compensation from the state, from the office of emergency management, from the local organization for civil defense with which such civil defense worker is registered, or from the county or city which has […]
Compensation provided by this part 8, as limited by this part 8, is the exclusive remedy of a civil defense worker or such civil defense worker’s dependents for injury or death arising out of and in the course of such civil defense worker’s activities as a civil defense worker as against the state, the office […]
Compensation shall be furnished to a civil defense worker either within or without the state for any injury arising out of and occurring in the course of such civil defense worker’s activities as a civil defense worker and for the death of any such worker if the injury proximately causes death in those cases where […]
No compensation or benefits shall be paid or furnished to civil defense workers or their dependents pursuant to this part 8 except from moneys appropriated for the purpose of furnishing compensation and benefits to civil defense workers and their dependents. Liability for the payment or furnishing of compensation and benefits is dependent upon and limited […]
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 8, any credentialed member of the auxiliary emergency communications unit of the office of emergency management created by section 24-33.5-705 (1) is a qualified volunteer for purposes of this part 8 and article 10 of this title and is eligible to receive the protections and benefits specified in […]
After all moneys appropriated are expended or set aside in bookkeeping reserves for the payment or furnishing of compensation and benefits and reimbursing the adjusting agent for its services, the payment or furnishing of compensation and benefits for an injury to a civil defense worker or such civil defense worker’s dependents is dependent upon there […]
Insofar as not inconsistent with this part 8, the “Workers’ Compensation Act of Colorado” applies to civil defense workers and their dependents and to the furnishing of compensation and medical, dental, and funeral benefits to them or their dependents. “Employee”, as used in said act, includes a civil defense worker when liability for the furnishing […]
The office of emergency management and the adjusting agent shall enter into an agreement requiring the adjusting agent to adjust and dispose of claims and furnish compensation to civil defense workers and their dependents. The agreement must authorize the adjusting agent to make all expenditures, including payments to claimants for compensation or for the adjustment […]
The agreement entered into pursuant to section 24-33.5-809 shall provide that the adjusting agent shall be reimbursed for its expenditures made as adjusting agent and for the cost of services rendered, which reimbursement shall be made out of moneys appropriated for the purpose of furnishing compensation to civil defense workers. The reimbursement for cost of […]
An accredited local organization for civil defense and the county, town, or city which has empowered the local organization for civil defense to register and direct activities of civil defense workers automatically become parties to the agreement entered into pursuant to section 24-33.5-809 upon the local organization for civil defense becoming an accredited local organization […]
The agreement entered into pursuant to section 24-33.5-809 may also contain any other provision not inconsistent with this part 8 deemed necessary by the office of emergency management and the adjusting agent for the furnishing of compensation to civil defense workers and their dependents in accordance with the provisions of this part 8 and the […]
The adjusting agent may, in its own name or in the name of the office of emergency management, or both, do any and all things necessary to recover on behalf of the office of emergency management any and all amounts that an employer or insurance carrier might recover under section 8-41-203, C.R.S. All amounts so […]
Should the United States government or any agent thereof, in accordance with any federal statute or rule or regulation, furnish monetary assistance, benefits, or other temporary or permanent relief to civil defense workers or their dependents for injuries arising out of and occurring in the course of their activities as civil defense workers, the amount […]
If, in addition to monetary assistance, benefits, or other temporary or permanent relief, the United States government or any agent thereof furnishes medical, surgical, or hospital treatment or any combination thereof to an injured civil defense worker, such civil defense worker has no right to receive similar medical, surgical, or hospital treatment as provided in […]
If, in addition to monetary assistance, benefits, or other temporary or permanent relief, the United States government or any agent thereof will reimburse a civil defense worker or such civil defense worker’s dependents for medical, surgical, or hospital treatment or any combination thereof furnished to such injured civil defense worker, the civil defense worker has […]
If the furnishing of compensation under this part 8 and the acts referred to in this part 8 to a civil defense worker or such civil defense worker’s dependents prevents such civil defense worker or such civil defense worker’s dependents from receiving assistance, benefits, or other temporary or permanent relief under the provisions of a […]
The division of homeland security and emergency management shall establish by rule various classes of civil defense workers and the scope of the duties of each class. The division of homeland security and emergency management shall also adopt rules prescribing the manner in which civil defense workers of each class are to be registered. All […]
Any local organization for civil defense that both agrees to follow the rules established by the division of homeland security and emergency management pursuant to this part 8 and substantially complies with such rules shall be certified by the division of homeland security and emergency management. Upon making the certification, not before, the local organization […]
