Colorado Code
Article 73 - Benefits - Eligibility - Disqualification
§ 8-73-108. Benefit Awards - Definitions

(IX.5) The presence in an individual's system, during working hours, of not medically prescribed controlled substances, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), C.R.S., or of a blood alcohol level at or above 0.04 percent, or at or above an applicable lower level as set forth by federal statute or regulation, as evidenced by a drug or alcohol test administered pursuant to a statutory or regulatory requirement or a previously established, written drug or alcohol policy of the employer and conducted by a medical facility or laboratory licensed or certified to conduct such tests;

Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: p. 19, § 5. CSA: C. 167A, § 5. L. 41: p. 766, § 5. L. 49: p. 722, § 3. L. 53: p. 624, § 5. CRS 53: § 82-4-9. L. 57: p. 517, § 5. L. 59: pp. 562, 564, §§ 3, 6. L. 63: p. 668, § 4. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-4-8. L. 65: p. 833, § 5. L. 69: p. § 5. L. 71: pp. 933-935, 946, 947, §§ 8-11, 19, 2. L. 76: (2)(b)(I) amended, p. 299, § 20, May 20; entire section R&RE, p. 339, § 12, effective October 1; (6)(a) amended, p. 358, § 2, effective October 1. L. 77: (4)(f)(I) amended, p. 292, § 3, effective May 26; (4)(b)(I) amended and (7)(b) repealed, pp. 480, 481, §§ 1, 2, effective July 1; (2)(b)(I), (2)(b)(II), (2)(b)(III), (2)(b)(IV), (2)(c)(I), and (4)(f)(I) amended, (4)(f)(V) and (4)(f)(VI) added, and (7) repealed, pp. 464, 465, 471, §§ 15, 16, 27, effective July 7; (1), (2)(b)(I), (2)(b)(II), (2)(b)(III), (2)(b)(IV), (2)(c)(I), (3), IP(4), and IP(5) amended and (2)(b)(V), (2)(d)(III), (2)(f), (6), and (7) repealed, pp. 483, 485, §§ 2, 5, effective October 1; (2)(f) repealed, p. 471, § 27, effective January 1, 1978. L. 79: (2)(b) amended, p. 1665, § 135, effective July 19; (1), (2), and (3) R&RE, (4)(f)(VI), IP(5), and (5)(d) amended, and (4)(o) and (8) added, pp. 348, 350, 351, §§ 10, 11, 12, effective September 30. L. 81: (3)(e)(II)(B) amended, p. 510, § 4, effective July 1; (5) R&RE and (9) added, p. 515, 516, §§ 1, 2, effective July 1. L. 83: (3)(e)(II)(B) amended, (3)(e)(II)(C) added, and (3)(e)(III) repealed, pp. 429, 433, §§ 3, 14, effective June 3; (4)(f)(VII) added, p. 2043, § 6, effective October 1. L. 84: (1)(a), (3)(b), and IP(4) amended, (5) R&RE, and (2), (8), and (9) repealed, pp. 325, 326, 330, §§ 1, 2, 6, effective July 1; (9)(a)(XXI) added, p. 323, § 2, effective July 1. L. 85: (3)(d) amended, p. 361, § 6, effective April 4; (3)(a), (3)(b), IP(3)(e)(II), (3)(e)(II)(C), (4)(n), and (5)(g) amended and (5)(f) and (5)(h) repealed, pp. 367, 369, §§ 4, 7, effective July 1. L. 86: (4)(h) amended, p. 543, § 6, effective July 1. L. 88: (4)(f)(IV) amended, p. 1429, § 4, effective June 11; (4)(b)(IV) and (4)(b)(V) added, p. 393, § 1, effective July 1; IP(4)(f) amended, p. 394, § 2, effective July 1; (5)(e)(XXIV) added, p. 394, § 3, effective July 1. L. 89: (3)(a) and (4)(b)(I) amended, p. 425, § 4, effective July 1; (4)(f) R&RE, p. 427, § 1, effective July 1; (5)(d) repealed, p. 426, § 5, effective July 1; (5)(e)(IV) and (5)(e)(V) amended, p. 428, § 2, effective July 1. L. 90: IP(3)(e)(II) amended, p. 603, § 7, effective April 3; (3)(a) R&RE, p. 608, § 5, effective April 16. L. 91: (4)(f) amended, p. 1287, § 1, effective May 16; (4)(p) added, p. 1289, § 2, effective May 16. L. 92: (4)(b)(I) amended, p. 1794, § 3, effective April 10; (4)(q) added, p. 1822, § 1, effective April 10. L. 94: (5)(e)(IX.5) added, p. 1998, § 1, effective July 1. L. 95: (4)(b)(I), (4)(b)(II), (4)(b)(IV), (4)(e), (4)(k), (5)(e)(VI), (5)(e)(VII), (5)(e)(IX), and (5)(e)(X) amended, p. 273, § 1, effective July 1. L. 96: IP(3)(e)(II) and (3)(e)(II)(B) amended and (3)(f) added, p. 382, § 6, effective April 17. L. 97: (4)(b)(IV.5) added, p. 479, § 1, effective April 24. L. 98: (4)(q) repealed, p. 91, § 4, effective March 23; IP(4) and (4)(b)(IV) amended, p. 375, § 1, effective April 21. L. 99: (4)(j) and (5)(e)(XXII) amended and (4)(r) added, p. 397, § 3, effective August 15. L. 2003: (4)(r)(I)(A) amended, p. 1009, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2005: (4)(s) added, p. 972, § 1, effective June 2; (4)(r)(I) amended, p. 320, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2006: (4)(b)(IV)(D), IP(4)(r)(I), and (4)(s)(I) amended, p. 653, § 1, effective April 24; (3)(f)(II) amended, p. 1489, § 7, effective June 1. L. 2008: (4)(s) amended, p. 1721, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2009: (4)(t) added, (HB 09-1054), ch. 65, p. 230, § 1, effective March 25; (4)(r)(I), (5)(e)(IV), and (5)(e)(XXII) amended and (4)(r)(IV), (4)(r)(V), (4)(u), and (4)(v) added, (SB 09-247), ch. 405, pp. 2229, 2231, 2230, §§ 3, 5, 4, effective July 1. L. 2010: (4)(b)(IV)(C) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 777, § 5, effective April 29. L. 2012: IP(4)(b)(IV), (5)(e)(VIII), (5)(e)(IX), and (5)(e)(IX.5) amended, (HB 12-1311), ch. 281, p. 1609, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2013: (4)(b)(I), (4)(r), (4)(s)(I), (4)(t)(I), (4)(u)(I), and (4)(v) amended (SB 13-011), ch. 49, p. 157, § 6, effective May 1. L. 2016: (4)(b)(I), (4)(b)(II), (4)(b)(III), and (4)(b)(IV)(B) amended, (SB 16-158), ch. 204, p. 721, § 5, effective August 10. L. 2018: IP(4), IP(4)(b)(IV), (4)(b)(IV)(A), (4)(b)(IV)(B), (4)(b)(V), IP(5)(e), and (5)(e)(XXIV) amended, (SB 18-091), ch. 35, p. 379, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2019: (4)(b)(I), (4)(b)(II), (4)(b)(III), and (4)(b)(IV)(B) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1648, § 26, effective October 1. L. 2020: (4)(w), (4)(x), (4)(y), (5)(b)(IV), (5)(b)(V), and (5)(b)(VI) added and IP(5)(b) amended, (SB 20-207), ch. 296, p. 1471, § 4, effective July 14; (4)(r)(I) and IP(4)(v)(V) amended and (4)(r)(V) and (4)(v)(V)(C) repealed, (SB 20-170), ch. 297, p. 1477, § 1, effective January 1, 2021.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 16-158, see section 1 of chapter 204, Session Laws of Colorado 2016. For the legislative declaration in SB 18-091, see section 1 of chapter 35, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.