§ 8-41-209 — Coverage for occupational diseases contracted by firefighters

Colorado § 8-41-209

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 08: Labor and
• Art.: Coverage and Liability

Text

(1) Death, disability, or impairment of health of a firefighter of any political
subdivision who has completed five or more years of employment as a firefighter,
caused by cancer of the brain, skin, digestive system, hematological system, or
genitourinary system and resulting from his or her employment as a firefighter,
shall be considered an occupational disease.

(2) Any condition or impairment of health described in subsection (1) of this
section:

(a) Shall be presumed to result from a firefighter's employment if, at the
time of becoming a firefighter or thereafter, the firefighter underwent a physical
examination that failed to reveal substantial evidence of such condition or
impairment of health that preexisted his or her employment as a firefighter; and

(b) Shall not be deemed to result from the firefighter's employment if the
firefighter's employer or insurer shows by a preponderance of the medical evidence
that such condition or impairment did not occur on the job.

(3) Repealed.

(4) An employer who participates in the voluntary firefighter cancer benefits
program created in part 4 of article 5 of title 29 is not subject to this section unless
the employer ends participation in that program.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 962, � 1, effective May 17. L. 2017: (4) added, (SB 17-214), ch. 187, p. 684, � 2, effective May 3.