The director has the power to adopt reasonable and proper rules relative to the administration of articles 40 to 47 of this title and proper rules to govern proceedings and hearings of the division, and the director has the discretion to amend the rules from time to time. No such rule shall limit the jurisdiction of an administrative law judge in the office of administrative courts to hear and decide all matters arising under articles 40 to 47 of this title; except that in any matter where the director has issued an order to enforce a provision of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", an administrative law judge in the office of administrative courts shall not hear and decide the same matter while it is pending before the director. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with section 24-4-103, C.R.S.
Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 553, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1880, § 17, effective June 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 857, § 18, effective June 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-070), ch. 49, p. 177, § 5, effective August 5.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 8-46-108 as it existed prior to 1990.