Colorado § 10-16-215 - Blanket sickness and accident insurance.

§ 10-16-215. Blanket sickness and accident insurance.

(1) Blanket sickness and accident insurance is declared to be that form of sickness and accident insurance covering special groups of not less than ten persons as enumerated under a policy or contract issued:

(a) To any common carrier, which shall be deemed the policyholder, covering a group defined as all persons who are passengers on the common carrier;

(b) To an employer, who shall be deemed the policyholder, covering all workers or any group of workers, dependents, or guests defined by reference to activities or operations of the policyholder;

(c) To a college, school, or other institution of learning or to the head or principal of the college, school, or other institution of learning, who shall be deemed the policyholder, covering students or teachers;

(d) In the name of any volunteer fire department, first aid, civil defense, or other similar volunteer group, which shall be deemed the policyholder, covering all of the members of such department or group defined by reference to activities or operations of the policyholder;

(e) To a sports team or camp or to a sponsor of a sports team or camp, which team, camp, or sponsor shall be deemed the policyholder, covering members, campers, employees, officials, supervisors, or volunteers;

(f) To any religious, charitable, recreational, educational, or civic organization, or branch of any religious, charitable, recreational, educational, or civic organization, which organization shall be deemed the policyholder, covering all members or participants defined by reference to activities or operations of the policyholder;

(g) To a restaurant, hotel, motel, resort, or innkeeper, which shall be deemed the policyholder, covering a group defined as all persons who are patrons or guests of the policyholder;

(h) To any other substantially similar group which, in the discretion of the commissioner, may be subject to the issuance of a blanket sickness and accident policy or contract.

(2) An individual application shall not be required from a person covered under a blanket sickness or accident policy or contract, nor shall it be necessary for the insurer to furnish each person a certificate.

(3) All benefits under any blanket sickness and accident policy shall be payable to the person insured or any such person's agent, or to the designated beneficiary of any such person, or to the estate of any such person; except that, if the person insured is a minor, such benefits may be made payable to the parent, guardian, or other person actually supporting such person.

(4) Nothing in this section relieves an employer from any requirement to obtain coverage under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of title 8, C.R.S. No policy issued under this section may qualify as or substitute for a health benefit plan under federal law. Nothing in this section affects the legal liability of policyholders for the death of or injury to any member of the group. No policy issued under this section may qualify as or substitute for general liability insurance.

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1679, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2015: (1) amended and (4) added, (SB 15-262), ch. 294, p. 1198, § 1, effective August 5.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 10-8-117 as it existed prior to 1992.