Colorado Revised Statutes Title 31. Government Municipal § 31-31-806.5. Disability benefits--on-duty

(1) If the board determines that a member, who is otherwise eligible to apply for disability retirement benefits under section 31-31-803, is required to terminate the member's regular employment due to a total disability, as defined in section 31-31-801(4), that is the result of an injury received while performing official duties or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of the member's employment, the member is eligible for a disability benefit in an amount provided for in section 31-31-803(1).

(2) If the board determines that a member who is otherwise eligible to apply for disability retirement benefits under section 31-31-803 is required to terminate the member's regular employment due to an occupational disability, a temporary occupational disability, or a permanent occupational disability that, regardless of the type of occupational disability, is the result of an injury received while performing official duties or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of the member's employment, the member is eligible for a disability benefit in an amount provided for in section 31-31-803.

(3) The board shall promulgate rules that specify standards for determining whether a member's disability is the result of an injury received while performing official duties or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of employment and that establish procedures for making such determination.