Colorado Revised Statutes Title 23. Postsecondary Education § 23-20-301. Definitions

(1) “Center” means the center for health, work, and environment at the Colorado school of public health.

(2) “Certified recovery-friendly workplace” means a workplace that meets the criteria for certification as established by this part 3, attains designation as certified by the recovery-friendly workplace program, and receives written documentation from the program of such designation.

(3) “Employee” means any person who works for salary, wages, or other remuneration for an employer subject to the provisions of this part 3 and includes individuals in managerial positions, those working for or on behalf of the state, contractors, and individuals in work-from-home positions.

(4) “Employer” means any public or private person or entity that has one or more employees who are residents of the state and who are covered by the “Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado”, articles 40 to 47 of title 8, or that conducts business in or within the state. “Employer” includes the state and any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state; any county; any municipal corporation; and any employer that is self-insured. A single employer may have multiple workplaces.

(5) “Participant” means a workplace that meets the criteria for participant status as established by this part 3, attains designation as a participant by the recovery-friendly workplace program, and receives documentation from the program of such designation.

(6) “Prevention” means the prevention of substance misuse through strategies designed to reduce the risk of injury and stress in the workplace and address other factors that may increase the risk of substance misuse and through training and education to build substance use disorder and recovery literacy.

(7) “Recovery” means a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

(8) “Recovery-friendly workplace advisor” means an individual who is an employee of or contractor for the recovery-friendly workplace program and whose duties include assisting employers through the process of becoming a recovery-friendly workplace participant or a certified recovery-friendly workplace.

(9) “Recovery-friendly workplace program” or “program” means the program established in section 23-20-302.

(10) “Recovery-friendly workplace task force” means a task force established by an employer or its employees that reflects different components of the workforce and includes different levels of staff to lead recovery-friendly workplace policy development and implementation and to continuously review and update the employer's policies and practices to make them more recovery-friendly.

(11) “Recovery support services organization” has the same meaning as set forth in section 27-60-108(2)(c).

(12) “Substance use disorder” has the same meaning as set forth in section 27-50-101(20).

(13) “Workplace” means any office, warehouse, building, or other location, whether permanent or temporary, where an employee performs any work-related duty or duties in the scope and course of the employee's employment. Employers may have more than one workplace. “Workplace” does not include an employee's residence or other remote work location. If an employer operates exclusively through telework, the designated workplace address is the address listed on the employer's articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state, if incorporated in this state, or, if not incorporated in this state, the address of the employer's official headquarters in this state.