(1) The executive director has the discretion to grant to any employer who has accepted the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title permission to be its own insurance carrier for the payment of the compensation and benefits provided by said articles. Such permission may be granted by the executive director after the filing by an employer of such statement and the giving of such information as may be required by the executive director. The executive director has the sole power to prescribe the rules, regulations, orders, terms, and conditions upon which said permit shall be granted or continued. Permission for self-insurance may be revoked at any time by the executive director, and the employer, upon notice of revocation, shall immediately insure otherwise all liability.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the executive director shall not prescribe or apply security requirements in granting or continuing permission for the self-insurance program of the department of human services established pursuant to section 8-44-203 but shall provide instead for alternatives to such security requirements including trust funds, surety bonds, excess insurance, or other security acceptable to the executive director. The alternative security requirements provided by this subsection (2) shall apply only to claims arising on or after July 1, 1985, and before July 1, 1990. The trust fund in existence on May 24, 1990, pursuant to the trust agreement between the department of human services, a third party administrator, and the state treasurer, dated June 27, 1985, shall remain in existence through June 30, 1990.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the executive director shall not prescribe or apply security requirements in continuing permission for an employer which is acting as its own insurance carrier on July 1, 1986, which are in excess of those security requirements in effect on July 1, 1986, unless there is a substantial change in the economic condition or potential liability of such employer.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the executive director shall not prescribe or apply security requirements in granting or continuing permission for a self-insurance program established by the state pursuant to section 24-30-1510.7, C.R.S.
Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 525, § 1, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 1199, § 12, effective July 1. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2635, § 73, effective July 1. L. 97: (4) added, p. 51, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 8-44-109 as it existed prior to 1990.