§ 10-16-215 — Blanket sickness and accident insurance

Colorado § 10-16-215

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 10: Insurance
• Art.: Health-care Coverage

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(1) Blanket sickness
and accident insurance is declared to be that form of sickness and accident
insurance covering special groups of not less than ten persons as enumerated
under a policy or contract issued:

(a) To any common carrier, which shall be deemed the policyholder, covering
a group defined as all persons who are passengers on the common carrier;

(b) To an employer, who shall be deemed the policyholder, covering all
workers or any group of workers, dependents, or guests defined by reference to
activities or operations of the policyholder;

(c) To a college, school, or other institution of learning or to the head or
principal of the college, school, or other institution of learning, who shall be
deemed the policyholder, covering students or teachers;

(d) In the name of any volunteer fire department, first aid, civil defense, or
other similar volunteer group, which shall be deemed the policyholder, covering all
of the members of such department or group defined by reference to activities or
operations of the policyholder;

(e) To a sports team or camp or to a sponsor of a sports team or camp, which
team, camp, or sponsor shall be deemed the policyholder, covering members,
campers, employees, officials, supervisors, or volunteers;

(f) To any religious, charitable, recreational, educational, or civic
organization, or branch of any religious, charitable, recreational, educational, or
civic organization, which organization shall be deemed the policyholder, covering all
members or participants defined by reference to activities or operations of the
policyholder;

(g) To a restaurant, hotel, motel, resort, or innkeeper, which shall be deemed
the policyholder, covering a group defined as all persons who are patrons or guests
of the policyholder;

(h) To any other substantially similar group which, in the discretion of the
commissioner, may be subject to the issuance of a blanket sickness and accident
policy or contract.

(2) An individual application shall not be required from a person covered
under a blanket sickness or accident policy or contract, nor shall it be necessary for
the insurer to furnish each person a certificate.

(3) All benefits under any blanket sickness and accident policy shall be
payable to the person insured or any such person's agent, or to the designated
beneficiary of any such person, or to the estate of any such person; except that, if
the person insured is a minor, such benefits may be made payable to the parent,
guardian, or other person actually supporting such person.

(4) Nothing in this section relieves an employer from any requirement to
obtain coverage under the Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado, articles 40 to
47 of title 8, C.R.S. No policy issued under this section may qualify as or substitute
for a health benefit plan under federal law. Nothing in this section affects the legal
liability of policyholders for the death of or injury to any member of the group. No
policy issued under this section may qualify as or substitute for general liability
insurance.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1679, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2015: (1) amended and (4) added, (SB 15-262), ch. 294, p. 1198, � 1, effective August 5.