Colorado Workforce by the Colo. Dept. of Labor and Employment

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Workers' Compensation Rules of Procedure
with Medical Treatment Guidelines

The Secretary of State compiles and publishes the administrative rules of the executive agencies of the state of Colorado in the Code of Colorado Regulations. Notices of rulemaking, proposed rules, new and amended rules, and Attorney General rules opinions are published monthly in the companion publication, the Colorado Register. The official Code and Register published pursuant to § 24-4-103(11), C.R.S., can be accessed from this website. An unofficial version is produced in print and can be purchased from LexisNexis .

Special Instructions for Rule 17 Medical Treatment Guidelines Exhibits 1-10:

Rule 17 and the Medical Treatment Guideline Exhibits were revised on September 29, 2005, with an effective date of January 1, 2006. Those revisions were non-substantive changes, i.e. reformatting, renumbering and correcting typographical errors. The 9/29/05 revisions did not include any analysis of medical literature or substantive update of the rules.

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Rule 1	General Definitions and General Provisions	PDF Printable
Rule 2	Workers’ Compensation Premium Surcharges	PDF Printable
Rule 3	Insurance Coverage	PDF Printable
Rule 4	Carrier Compliance	PDF Printable
Rule 5	Claims Adjusting Requirements	PDF Printable
Rule 6	Modification, Termination or Suspension of Temporary Disability Benefits	PDF Printable
Rule 7	Closure of Claims, Approval of Settlement Agreements and Petitions to Reopen	PDF Printable
Rule 8	Authorized Treating Physician	PDF Printable
Rule 9	Division of Workers’ Compensation Dispute Resolution	PDF Printable
Rule 10	Medical Utilization Review	PDF Printable
Rule 11	Division Independent Medical Examination	PDF Printable
Rule 12	Permanent Impairment Rating Guidelines	PDF Printable
Rule 13	Accreditation of Physicians	PDF Printable
Rule 14	Applications for Admission and Payment of Benefits from the Major Medical Insurance Fund, the Medical Disaster Fund and Request for Benefits from the Subsequent Injury Fund	PDF Printable
Rule 15	Vocational Rehabilitation Rules Applicable to Claims based upon an Injury or Illness Occurring prior to July 2, 1987 at 4:16 p.m.	PDF Printable
Rule 16	Utilization Standards	PDF Printable
Rule 17	Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 1 - Low Back Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 2 – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 3 - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 4 – Shoulder Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 5 – Cumulative Trauma Disorder Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 6 – Lower Extremity Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 7 – Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 8 – Cervical Spine Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 9 – Chronic Pain Disorder Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 10 – Traumatic Brain Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines	PDF Printable
Rule 18	Medical Fee Schedule	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 1 - DRGs with Relative Weights, Geometric and Arithmetic Means	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 2 - Base Rates and Cost-to-Charge Ratios	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 3 - Critical Access Hospitals	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 4 - Outpatient Surgery Facility Codes and Fees	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 5 - Rural Primary Care Facilities	PDF Printable
	Exhibit 6 - Dental Fee Schedule	PDF Printable