Colorado Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 10-16-105. Guaranteed Issuance of Health Insurance Coverage - Individual and Small Employer Health Benefit Plans

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1634, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (8) amended and (6.5), (6.6), (7.2), (7.3), (7.4), (7.5), (7.6), (8.1), (8.2), (10), and (11) added, p. 1902, § 7, effective July 1. L. 96: (9) and (10) repealed, p. 1230, § 51, effective August 7. L. 97: (8)(a)(I) and (8)(a)(VII) amended and (8)(a)(X), (8)(a)(XI), and (8)(a)(XII) added, p. 210, § 4, effective April 8; (3) to (5), (7.3)(a), IP(7.3)(b)(I), (7.3)(c)(I), (7.3)(d.5), (7.3)(e), (7.3)(h), and (7.4)(c) amended and (12) added, p. 633, § 4, effective May 1. L. 99: (8)(a)(I), (8)(a)(VII), (8)(a)(X), and (8)(a)(XI) amended, p. 147, § 2, effective March 25; (7.3)(a) and (7.3)(c)(I) amended and (7.3)(b)(V) and (7.3)(i) added, pp. 226, 227, §§ 2, 3, effective August 4. L. 2001: (7.3)(b)(IV) and (11) amended, p. 1167, § 1, effective July 1; (7.4)(c) amended, p. 812, § 3, effective January 1, 2002. L. 2002: (7.2), (7.4)(c), (7.6)(a)(I), IP(8)(f), and (8)(f)(II) amended, p. 1291, § 3, effective January 1, 2003; IP(7.3)(c)(II) amended and (7.3)(c)(IV) added, p. 331, § 3, effective January 1, 2003. L. 2003: (8)(f)(II) amended, p. 1988, § 22, effective May 22; (5)(g), (8.5), and (8.7) added and (7.2) and (7.5)(a) amended, pp. 1778, 1775, §§ 11, 10, effective July 1; (8)(a)(VIII), (8)(e), and IP(8)(f) amended and (13), (14), and (15) added, p. 2691, § 1, effective January 1, 2004. L. 2004: (7.2)(b), (7.3)(c)(II), and (7.3)(c)(III) amended, p. 762, § 1, effective July 1; (5)(a), (5)(c), (5)(f), (6.5), (6.6), (7), (7.3)(b)(I), (7.3)(b)(II), (7.3)(b)(III), (7.3)(c), (7.3)(g), (8)(a), (8)(b), (8)(c)(I), (8)(e), (8.1), (8.2), and (8.5)(c) amended, p. 981, § 5, effective August 4. L. 2005: (7.2)(c) added, p. 1030, § 1, effective June 2; (13)(a)(I)(G) added, p. 421, § 2, effective January 1, 2006. L. 2006: (7.4)(b) amended, p. 223, § 1, effective March 31; (16) added, p. 1075, § 2, effective May 25; (7.6)(a)(I) amended, p. 1491, § 15, effective June 1; (11) amended, p. 1075, § 2, effective July 1; IP(7.2) and (7.2)(b) amended, p. 1075, § 2, effective January 1, 2007. L. 2007: IP(13)(a)(I) amended, p. 2052, § 109, effective June 1; (5)(g), (7.2)(b)(I), (7.2)(b)(III), and (7.2)(b)(IV)(A) amended, pp. 449, 450, §§ 1, 2, effective January 1, 2008; (5)(g)(I) amended, p. 892, § 4, effective January 1, 2008; (8.5)(a)(II)(C) added, p. 1754, § 3, effective January 1, 2008; (5)(a), (8)(e), IP(8.5)(a), (8.5)(a)(I)(A), (8.5)(a)(V), (8.5)(c), (8.7)(a)(I), (8.7)(a)(III), and (8.7)(b), amended, p. 1752, § 2, effective January 1, 2009. L. 2008: (6) and (6.6) amended, p. 2250, § 4, effective July 1; IP(7.2) amended, p. 386, § 3, effective August 5; IP(8.7)(b) amended, p. 1881, § 13, effective August 5; (7.2)(b)(I), (7.2)(b)(III), IP(7.2)(b)(IV), and (7.2)(b)(IV)(A) amended, p. 2076, § 3, effective January 16, 2009. L. 2009: (7.2)(c) amended, (HB 09-1260), ch. 107, p. 440, § 4, effective July 1; IP(13)(a)(I), (13)(a)(I)(D), (13)(a)(I)(E), and (13)(a)(I)(F) amended, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1944, § 17, effective August 5; (7.2)(b)(I), (7.2)(b)(II), (7.2)(b)(III), (7.2)(b)(IV)(A), and (7.2)(b)(IV)(C) amended, (HB 09-1204), ch. 344, p. 1806, § 4, effective January 1, 2010. L. 2011: (16) repealed, (SB 11-103), ch. 43, p. 112, § 2, effective March 21. L. 2013: Entire section R&RE, (HB 13-1266), ch. 217, p. 926, § 6, effective May 13. L. 2021: (7)(b)(II) amended, (HB 21-1231), ch. 206, p. 1077, § 3, effective May 28.








Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act repealing subsections (9) and (10), see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996. For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act amending subsections (8)(a)(I) and (8)(a)(VII) and enacting subsections (8)(a)(X), (8)(a)(XI), and (8)(a)(XII), see section 1 of chapter 77, Session Laws of Colorado 1997. For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act amending subsections (3) to (5), (7.3)(a), IP(7.3)(b)(I), (7.3)(c)(I), (7.3)(d.5), (7.3)(e), (7.3)(h), and (7.4)(c) and enacting subsection (12), see section 1 of chapter 154, Session Laws of Colorado 1997. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection IP(7.3)(c)(II) and enacting subsection (7.3)(c)(IV), see section 1 of chapter 117, Session Laws of Colorado 2002. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2005 act enacting subsection (13)(a)(I)(G), see section 1 of chapter 127, Session Laws of Colorado 2005. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2006 act amending the introductory portion to subsection (7.2) and subsections (7.2)(b) and (11) and enacting subsection (16), see section 1 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 2006. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending subsections (7.2)(b)(I), (7.2)(b)(III), the introductory portion to (7.2)(b)(IV), and (7.2)(b)(IV)(A), see section 1 of chapter 411, Session Laws of Colorado 2008. In 2008, subsections (6) and (6.6) were amended by the "Fair Accountable Insurance Rates Act". For the short title and legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 439, Session Laws of Colorado 2008. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2009 act amending subsections (7.2)(b)(I), (7.2)(b)(II), (7.2)(b)(III), (7.2)(b)(IV)(A), and (7.2)(b)(IV)(C), see section 1 of chapter 344, Session Laws of Colorado 2009.

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