Colorado Code
Part 8 - Compensation Benefits to Volunteer Civil Defense Workers
§ 24-33.5-816. Medical Benefits as Part of Compensation

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 no right to receive similar medical, surgical, or hospital treatment as provided in this part 8; except that the adjusting agent, as adjusting agent of the office of emergency management, may furnish medical, surgical, or hospital treatment as part of the compensation provided under this part 8 and apply to the United States government or its agent for the reimbursement that will be made to the civil defense worker or such civil defense worker's dependents. As a condition to the furnishing of such medical, surgical, or hospital treatment, the adjusting agent shall require the civil defense worker and such civil defense worker's dependents to assign to the state of Colorado, for the purpose of reimbursing for any medical, surgical, or hospital treatment furnished or to be furnished by the state, any privilege or right the civil defense worker or such civil defense worker's dependents may have to reimbursement from the United States government or any agent thereof.
Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1093, § 10, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-32-2216 as it existed prior to 2012.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 24 - Government - State

Article 33.5 - Public Safety

Part 8 - Compensation Benefits to Volunteer Civil Defense Workers

§ 24-33.5-801. Legislative Declaration

§ 24-33.5-802. Definitions

§ 24-33.5-803. Compensation for Injury Limited

§ 24-33.5-804. Compensation Provided Is Exclusive

§ 24-33.5-805. Compensation for Death or Injury

§ 24-33.5-806. Benefits Limited to Appropriation

§ 24-33.5-806.5. Auxiliary Emergency Communications Unit of the Office of Emergency Management - Qualified Volunteers - Protections and Benefits

§ 24-33.5-807. Benefits Depend on Reserve

§ 24-33.5-808. Workers' Compensation Law Applies

§ 24-33.5-809. Agreement for Disposition of Claims

§ 24-33.5-810. Reimbursement of Fund

§ 24-33.5-811. Parties to Agreement

§ 24-33.5-812. Other Provisions of Agreement

§ 24-33.5-813. Power of Recovery - Use of Recovered Amounts

§ 24-33.5-814. Federal Benefits Deducted

§ 24-33.5-815. State Medical Aid Denied - When

§ 24-33.5-816. Medical Benefits as Part of Compensation

§ 24-33.5-817. State Benefits Barred - When

§ 24-33.5-818. Classes of Workers - Registration - Duties

§ 24-33.5-819. Accrediting Local Organization

§ 24-33.5-820. Accredited Status Lost - When

§ 24-33.5-821. Transfer of Moneys

§ 24-33.5-822. County Sheriff - Local Government - Local Emergency Planning Committee - Memorandum of Understanding With Volunteer Organizations

§ 24-33.5-823. Qualified Volunteer Organization List - Creation - Nomination of Organizations

§ 24-33.5-824. Volunteers - Provision of Emergency Services - Protections - Benefits

§ 24-33.5-825. Qualified Volunteers - Leave of Absence - Public Employees

§ 24-33.5-826. Qualified Volunteers - Leave of Absence - Private Employees

§ 24-33.5-827. Procedures

§ 24-33.5-828. Interpretation