Colorado § 25-48-115 Insurance or annuity policies

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-48-115 — Insurance or annuity policies

Colorado § 25-48-115

Title 25Public

Art.End-of-life Options

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-115 (2026).

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(1)The sale, procurement, or issuance of, or the rate charged for, any life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy must not be conditioned upon, or affected by, an individual's act of making or rescinding a request for medical aid-in-dying medication in accordance with this article.

(2)A qualified individual's act of self-administering medical aid-in-dying medication pursuant to this article does not affect a life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy.

(3)An insurer shall not deny or otherwise alter health-care benefits available under a policy of sickness and accident insurance to an individual with a terminal illness who is covered under the policy, based on whether or not the individual makes a request pursuant to this article.

(4)An individual with

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(1) The sale, procurement, or
issuance of, or the rate charged for, any life, health, or accident insurance or
annuity policy must not be conditioned upon, or affected by, an individual's act of
making or rescinding a request for medical aid-in-dying medication in accordance
with this article.

(2) A qualified individual's act of self-administering medical aid-in-dying
medication pursuant to this article does not affect a life, health, or accident
insurance or annuity policy.

(3) An insurer shall not deny or otherwise alter health-care benefits available
under a policy of sickness and accident insurance to an individual with a terminal
illness who is covered under the policy, based on whether or not the individual
makes a request pursuant to this article.

(4) An individual with a terminal illness who is a member of medical
assistance under the Colorado Medical Assistance Act, articles 4, 5, and 6 of title
25.5, shall not be denied benefits under the medical assistance program or have the
member's benefits under the program otherwise altered based on whether or not
the member makes a request pursuant to this article 48.

Legislative History

Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2811, � 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: (4) amended, (SB 24-176), ch. 152, p. 675, � 103, effective August 7.