ARTICLE 16 HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

ARTICLE 16 Health Care Coverage

Editor's note: This article was numbered as article 24 of chapter 72, C.R.S. 1963. The substantive provisions of this article were repealed and reenacted in 1992, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For amendments to this article prior to 1992, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated. For a detailed comparison of this article, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.

Cross references: For the "Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act", see article 30 of title 7.

PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

10-16-102. Definitions.

10-16-104. Mandatory coverage provisions - rules - definitions.

10-16-104.3. Health coverage for persons under twenty-six years of age - coverage for students who take medical leave of absence.

PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

■ 10-16-102. Definitions. As used in this article 16, unless the context otherwise requires:

(17) "Dependent" means a spouse, a partner in a civil union, an unmarried child under nineteen years of age, an unmarried child who is a full-time student under twenty-four years of age and who is financially dependent upon the parent, and an unmarried child of any age who is medically certified as disabled and dependent upon the parent. "Dependent" includes a designated beneficiary, as defined in section 15-22-103 (1), C.R.S., if an employer elects to cover a designated beneficiary as a dependent.

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1617, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (13) to (15) added, p. 1896, § 6, effective July 1. L. 96: (6) amended, p. 392, § 1, effective July 1; (13.5), (22.5), (25.5), and (26.5) added, p. 568, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2009: (14) amended, (HB 09-1260), ch. 107, p. 439, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended with relocations, (HB 13-1266), ch. 217, p. 903, § 1, effective May 13; (17) amended, (SB 13-011), ch. 49, p. 160, § 7, effective January 1, 2014.

Editor's note: (1) (a) The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1992. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.

(2) The provisions of this section, including the amendments made by...