{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-41-208","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 8-41-208","heading":"Coverage for job-related exposure to or contraction of hepatitis C.","body":"(1) The exposure to or contraction of hepatitis C by a firefighter, emergency services provider, or peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., shall be presumed to be within the course and scope of employment if the following conditions are satisfied:\n\n(a) A baseline test shall be provided by the employer, or if insured, by the insurer, to be performed within five days after the employee reports the on-the-job exposure. The employee must report the exposure within two days after the employee knew or reasonably should have known of the exposure;\n\n(b) The baseline test establishes that the employee was not infected with hepatitis C at the time of the on-the-job exposure;\n\n(c) The employee complies with reasonable and necessary medical procedures set forth in section 8-42-101 (1)(c);\n\n(d) The employee is determined to have hepatitis C within twenty-four months after the on-the-job exposure to the known or possible source.\n\n(2) The exposure to or contraction of hepatitis C by a firefighter, emergency services provider, or peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., shall not be deemed to be within the course and scope of employment if an employer or insurer shows by a preponderance of the evidence that such exposure or contraction did not occur on the job.","path":["Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY","Article 41 - Coverage and Liability","Part 2 - COVERAGE"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-08.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"8a6ac69380c218a4c773551fa9c1c9f1c3ac42356a30faaea36d03b2f1329eb3","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-41-207","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-41-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}