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Rule 16 Hearing and Proposed Changes
The Division of Workers’ Compensation has proposed changes to Rule 16: Utilization Standards. A redlined version of Rule 16 and the Colorado Companion Guide Exhibit 1 are also available.
A public hearing will be held on May 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. MT. If you would like to attend, you must register ahead of time. All attendees are invited to testify during the hearing or to submit written testimony to Judge Michelle Sisk at michelle.sisk@state.co.us at any time up until the end of the hearing.
Register for the Rule 16 Hearing
Rule 2 Hearing and Proposed Changes
The DOWC has proposed changes to Rule 2: Workers' Compensation Premium Surcharges. A redlined version of Rule 2 is also available.
A public hearing will be held on May 5, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. MT. If you would like to attend, you must register ahead of time. All attendees are invited to testify during the hearing or to submit written testimony to Judge Michelle Sisk at michelle.sisk@state.co.us at any time up until the end of the hearing.
Register for the Rule 2 Hearing
Adopted Rules
- Rule 7: Closure of Claims and Petitions to Reopen (Effective July 1, 2024)
- Rule 11: Division Independent Medical Examination (Effective April 1, 2025)
- Rule 16: Utilization Standards (Effective January 1, 2025)
- Rule 17, Exhibit 4: Medical Treatment Guidelines Shoulder Injury (Effective January 1, 2025)
- Rule 18: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2025)
- Rule 18, Exhibit 1 (Effective January 1, 2025)
- Rule 18, Exhibit 2 (Effective January 1, 2025)
- Rule 18, Exhibit 3 (Effective January 1, 2025)
- Rule 18, Exhibit 4 (Effective January 1, 2025)
- Rule 2-4: Surcharge Rates (Effective July 1, 2022)
- Rule 3-6: Insurance Coverage (Effective August 10, 2022)
- Emergency Rule 5: Claims Adjusting Requirements (Effective August 10, 2022 - December 6, 2022)
- Emergency Rule 5: Claims Adjusting Requirements (Effective December 6, 2022 - March 29, 2023)
- Rule 5: Claims Adjusting Requirements (Effective March 30, 2023)
- Emergency Rule 11: Division Independent Medical Examination (Effective January 1, 2023 - March 1, 2023)
- Rule 11: Division Independent Medical Examination (Effective March 2, 2023)
- Rule 16: Utilization Standards (Effective January 1, 2023)
- Rule 18: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2023)
- Rule 2-4: Surcharge Rate (Effective July 1, 2021)
- Rule 3: Insurance Coverage (Effective January 1, 2022)
- Rule 5: Claims Adjusting Requirements (Effective July 1, 2021)
- Rule 5-6: Claims Adjusting Requirements (Effective September 7, 2021, through December 31, 2021)
- Rule 5-6: Claims Adjusting Requirements (Effective January 1, 2022)
- Rule 6: Modification, Termination, or Suspension of Temporary Disability Benefits (Effective July 1, 2021)
- Rule 7: Closure of Claims and Petitions to Reopen (Effective July 1, 2021)
- Rule 18-7: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective September 7, 2021, through December 31, 2021)
- Rule 18: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2022)
- Exhibit 1 (Effective January 1, 2022)
- Exhibit 2 (Effective January 1, 2022)
- Exhibit 3 (Effective January 1, 2022)
- Clarifications Regarding Rule 18-2(D) and Rule 18-6(A)(4)
- Rule 2: Workers' Compensation Insurance Premium and Payroll Surcharges (Effective July 1, 2020)
- Rule 4: Carrier Compliance (Effective April 30, 2021)
- Rule 16: Utilization Standards (Effective January 1, 2021)
- Rule 18: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2021)
- Rules 18-3 and 18-4: Telemedicine (Effective October 15, 2020)
- Emergency Rules (Effective June 15, 2020, through October 13, 2020)
- Rule 2: Workers' Compensation Insurance Premium and Payroll Surcharges (Effective July 1, 2019)
- Rule 5: Claims Adjusting Requirements (Effective November 30, 2019)
- Rule 8: Authorized Treating Physician (Effective July 15, 2019)
- Rule 9: Division of Workers' Compensation Dispute Resolution (Effective July 15, 2019)
- Rule 11: Division Independent Medical Examination (Effective July 15, 2019)
- Rule 16: Utilization Standards (Effective January 1, 2020)
- Rule 18: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2020)
- 2020 Exhibits to Medical Fee Schedule
- Rule 18-7(H): (Effective April 30, 2020)
- Rule 18: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective April 30, 2020)
- Rule 2: Workers' Compensation Insurance Premium and Payroll Surcharges (Effective July 1, 2018)
- Rule 7-3: Life Expectancy Table (Effective July 1, 2018)
- Rule 11: Division Independent Medical Examination (Effective January 1, 2019)
- Rule 16: Utilization Standards (Effective January 1, 2019)
- Rule 17, Exhibit 2: Traumatic Brain Injury (Effective January 30, 2019)
- Rule 18: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2019)
- 2019 Exhibits to Medical Fee Schedule
- Rule 2-5: Surcharge Rate (Effective July 1, 2017)
- Rule 13: Accreditation of Physicians (Effective January 1, 2018)
- Rule 16: Utilization Standards (Effective January 1, 2018)
- Rule 17, Exhibit 7:Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Effective November 30, 2017)
- Rule 17, Exhibit 9: Chronic Pain Disorder (Effective November 30, 2017)
- Rule 18: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2018)
- Rule 17 Exhibit 5 Cumulative Trauma Conditions (Effective March 2, 2017)
- Rule 16: Utilization Standards (Effective January 1, 2017)
- Rule 18: Medical Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2017)
- 2017 Colorado Workers' Compensation Resource-Based Relative Value Scale Professional Fee Schedule
- Rules 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Effective September 14, 2016)
- Rule 2-5: Surcharge Rate (Effective July 1, 2016)
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