Any disability beginning more than five years after the date of injury shall be conclusively presumed not to be due to the injury, except in cases of disability or death resulting from exposure to radioactive materials, substances, or machines or to fissionable materials, or any type of malignancy caused thereby, or from poisoning by uranium or its compounds, or from asbestosis, silicosis, or anthracosis.
Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 479, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 8-52-106 as it existed prior to 1990.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 41 - Coverage and Liability
§ 8-41-201. Not Applicable to Common Carriers
§ 8-41-202. Rejection of Coverage by Corporate Officers and Others
§ 8-41-203. Negligence of Stranger - Remedies - Subrogation - Actions - Compromise
§ 8-41-204. Injury Outside of State - Benefits in Accordance With State Law
§ 8-41-205. Waiver of Compensation by Employee - Approval Required - Exception
§ 8-41-206. Disability Beginning Five Years After Injury
§ 8-41-207. Death After Two Years
§ 8-41-208. Coverage for Job-Related Exposure to or Contraction of Hepatitis C
§ 8-41-209. Coverage for Occupational Diseases Contracted by Firefighters
§ 8-41-210. Coverage for Property Tax Work-Off Program Participants
§ 8-41-211. Transportation Network Company Drivers - Rules
§ 8-41-212. Exemptions - Laws of Other State Furnish Exclusive Remedy - Definitions