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1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REENGROSSED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the House of Introduction
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 25-0405.01 Renee Leone x2695
8	8		SENATE BILL 25-186
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10	10		Business, Labor, & Technology
11	11		Appropriations
12	12		A BILL FOR AN ACT
13	13		C
14	14		ONCERNING THE CONTINUAT ION OF THE WORKERS ' COMPENSATION101
15	15		ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH -CARE PROVIDERS PROGRAM , AND,102
16	16		IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , IMPLEMENTING THE103
17	17		RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE 2024 SUNSET REPORT104
18	18		BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RE GULATORY AGENCIES AND MAKING
19	19		105
20	20		AN APPROPRIATION.106
21	21		Bill Summary
22	22		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
23	23		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
24	24		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
25	25		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
26	26		http://leg.colorado.gov/
27	27		.)
28	28		Sunset Process - Senate Business, Labor, and Technology
29	29		SENATE
30		-	Amended 3rd Reading
31		-	April 17, 2025
32		-	SENATE
33	30		Amended 2nd Reading
34	31		April 15, 2025
35	32		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
36		-	Winter F. and Ball, Liston, Bridges, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Michaelson
37		-	Jenet, Sullivan, Wallace
	33	+	Winter F. and Ball, Liston
38	34		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
39	35		Hamrick and Lieder,
40	36		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
41	37		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
42	38		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the department
43	39		of regulatory agencies (department) in its 2024 sunset review of the
44	40		workers' compensation accreditation of health-care providers program
45	41		(program), including extending the program for 11 years to September 1,
46	42		2036, and authorizing any health-care professional regulated by the
47	43		division of professions and occupations in the department who provides
48	44		treatment in the workers' compensation system to obtain level I
49	45		accreditation from the division of workers' compensation in the
50	46		department of labor and employment.
51	47		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
52	48		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-42-101, amend2
53		-	(3.5)(a)(I)(A), (3.5)(a)(I)(E),
54		-	(3.5)(c)(I), and (3.6)(r)(I) as follows:3
	49	+	(3.5)(a)(I)(A), (3.5)(c)(I), and (3.6)(r)(I) as follows:3
55	50		8-42-101. Employer must furnish medical aid - approval of4
56	51		plan - fee schedule - contracting for treatment - no recovery from5
57	52		employee - medical treatment guidelines - accreditation of physicians6
58	53		and other medical providers - mental health provider qualifications7
59	54		- mileage reimbursement - rules - definition - repeal.8
60	55		(3.5) (a) (I) (A) "Physician" means, for the purposes of the level I and9
61	56		level II accreditation programs, a physician licensed under the "Colorado10
62	57		Medical Practice Act",
63	58		ARTICLE 240 OF TITLE 12. For the purposes of level11
64	59		I accreditation only and not level II accreditation, "physician" means a12
65	60		dentist licensed under the "Dental Practice Act", article 220 of title 12; a13
66	61		podiatrist licensed under article 290 of title 12; and
67		-	AN OPTOMETRIST14
68		-	LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 275 OF TITLE 12; a chiropractor licensed under15
69		-	article 215 of title 12;
70		-	OR ANY OTHER HEALTH -CARE PROFESSIONAL16
71		-	REGULATED PURSUANT TO TITLE 12 AND LISTED IN THE UTILIZATION
72		-	17
73		-	STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN RULES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION18
74		-	(3.5)(a)(II)
75		-	OF THIS SECTION
76		-	WHO PROVIDES TREATMENT IN THE WORKERS '19
77		-	COMPENSATION SYSTEM .20
78		-	186-2- (E) Nothing in this subsection (3.5)(a) grants any person other1
79		-	than a physician licensed under the "Colorado Medical Practice Act",2
80		-	ARTICLE 240 OF TITLE 12, the authority to determine that no permanent3
81		-	medical impairment has resulted from the injury pursuant to subsection4
82		-	(3.6)(b) of this section or that a claimant has attained maximum medical5
83		-	improvement pursuant to section 8-42-107 (8)(b)(I).6
84		-	(c) (I) This subsection (3.5) is repealed, effective September 1,7
85		-	2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2036.8
86		-	(3.6) The two-tier accreditation system shall comprise the9
87		-	following programs:10
88		-	(r) (I) This subsection (3.6) is repealed, effective September 1,11
89		-	2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2036.12
90		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, repeal13
91		-	(26)(a)(II); and add (37) as follows:14
92		-	24-34-104. General assembly review of regulatory agencies15
93		-	and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative16
94		-	declaration - repeal. (26) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both,17
95		-	are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2025:18
96		-	(II) The accreditation of health-care providers under the workers'19
97		-	compensation system in accordance with section 8-42-101 (3.5) and (3.6),20
98		-	C.R.S.;21
	62	+	a chiropractor14
	63	+	licensed under article 215 of title 12;
	64	+	OR ANY OTHER HEALTH -CARE15
	65	+	PROFESSIONAL REGULATED PURSUANT TO TITLE 12 WHO PROVIDES16
	66	+	TREATMENT IN THE WORKERS ' COMPENSATION SYSTEM.17
	67	+	(c) (I) This subsection (3.5) is repealed, effective September 1,
	68	+	18
	69	+	2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2036.19
	70	+	(3.6) The two-tier accreditation system shall comprise the20
	71	+	186-2- following programs:1
	72	+	(r) (I) This subsection (3.6) is repealed, effective September 1,2
	73	+	2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2036.3
	74	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, repeal4
	75	+	(26)(a)(II); and add (37) as follows:5
	76	+	24-34-104. General assembly review of regulatory agencies6
	77	+	and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative7
	78	+	declaration - repeal. (26) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both,8
	79	+	are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2025:9
	80	+	(II) The accreditation of health-care providers under the workers'10
	81	+	compensation system in accordance with section 8-42-101 (3.5) and (3.6),11
	82	+	C.R.S.;12
99	83		(37) (a) T
100		-	HE FOLLOWING AGENCIES, FUNCTIONS, OR BOTH, ~~ARE22~~
101		-	SCHEDULED FOR REPEAL ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2036:23
	84	+	HE FOLLOWING AGENCIES, FUNCTIONS, OR BOTH, ARE13
	85	+	SCHEDULED FOR REPEAL ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2036:14
102	86		(I) T
103		-	HE ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS UNDER ~~THE24~~
104		-	WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ~~SECTION25~~
	87	+	HE ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS UNDER THE15
	88	+	WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION16
105	89		8-42-101
106		-	(3.5) AND (3.6).26
	90	+	(3.5) AND (3.6).17
107	91		(b) T
108		-	HIS SUBSECTION (37) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1,27
	92	+	HIS SUBSECTION (37) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1,18
	93	+	2038.19
	94	+	SECTION 3. Appropriation. (1) For the 2025-26 state fiscal
	95	+	20
	96	+	year, $123,933 is appropriated to the department of labor and employment21
	97	+	for use by the division of workers' compensation. This appropriation is22
	98	+	from the workers' compensation cash fund created in section 8-44-11223
	99	+	(7)(a), C.R.S. To implement this act, the division may use this24
	100	+	appropriation as follows:25
	101	+	(a) $108,545 for personal services, which amount is based on an26
	102	+	assumption that the division will require an additional 1.6 FTE; and27
109	103		186
110		-	-3- 2038.1
111		-	SECTION 3. Appropriation. (1) For the 2025-26 state fiscal2
112		-	year, $123,933 is appropriated to the department of labor and employment3
113		-	for use by the division of workers' compensation. This appropriation is4
114		-	from the workers' compensation cash fund created in section 8-44-1125
115		-	(7)(a), C.R.S. To implement this act, the division may use this6
116		-	appropriation as follows:7
117		-	(a) $108,545 for personal services, which amount is based on an8
118		-	assumption that the division will require an additional 1.6 FTE; and9
119		-	(b) $15,388 for operating expenses.10
120		-	SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act11
121		-	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the12
122		-	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except13
123		-	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V14
124		-	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this15
125		-	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take16
126		-	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in17
127		-	November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the18
128		-	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.19
	104	+	-3- (b) $15,388 for operating expenses.1
	105	+	SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act2
	106	+	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the3
	107	+	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except4
	108	+	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V5
	109	+	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this6
	110	+	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take7
	111	+	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in8
	112	+	November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the9
	113	+	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.10
129	114		186
130	115		-4-