Colorado Revised Statutes Title 8. Labor and Industry § 8-14.5-107.5. Workplace safety programs--study by commissioner

(a) Whether or not by a date certain, all insurers including Pinnacol Assurance issuing workers' compensation insurance policies in this state shall offer all insureds in the ten most populous counties a managed care plan featuring a designated medical provider;

(b) Whether or not by a date certain, if it is in the best interest of employers and employees, all insurers including Pinnacol Assurance issuing workers' compensation insurance policies in this state shall offer to all or some selected classes of insureds some type of basic workplace safety program;

(c) Whether or not the board or the commissioner should continue providing certification of workplace safety programs or whether such certification should be provided by insurers for insureds;

(d) Whether or not by July 1, 1995, the commissioner should promulgate regulations concerning the granting of premium adjustments for an insured's participation and implementation of a basic workplace safety program or managed care program;

(e) The participation by insureds in existing workplace safety programs offered by insurers and the methods by which insurers offer such programs;

(f) Insurer compliance with deductible provisions;

(g) Insurer compliance with the provisions of part 4 of article 4 of title 10, C.R.S., regarding the current design and use of any premium adjustment, rate deviation, premium discount, retro-rate, scheduled adjustment, or other type of financial plan and their effect on the fairness and reasonableness of rates for those insureds not qualifying for experience or schedule rating;

(h) The efficacy of reducing the premium dollar volume needed for an insured to become experience rated;

(i) A cost benefit analysis of implementation of workplace safety programs.

(2)(a) Repealed by Laws 1997, S.B.97-220, § 6, eff. June 3, 1997.

(b) Insurers shall make all necessary information and records pertaining to workplace safety programs of such insurers available to the commissioner in carrying out the study required by subsection (1) of this section. The reasonable costs of such study shall be borne by insurers, including Pinnacol Assurance, as determined by the commissioner based on the total cost of such study.