Colorado § 25-59-104 - Organ donation - benefits and recognition - legislative declaration.
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§ 25-59-104. Organ donation - benefits and recognition - legislative declaration.
(1) Living organ donors may benefit from the following:
(a) Pursuant to section 8-2-132, a prohibition against an employer intimidating, threatening, coercing, discriminating, or retaliating against or taking an adverse action against an employee who is or becomes a living organ donor;
(b) Pursuant to section 10-1-142, a prohibition against an insurer denying or limiting coverage or increasing premiums for a policy or contract for life insurance, disability income insurance, health insurance, or long-term care insurance due to the status of the person as a living organ donor;
(c) Pursuant to section 10-16-104 (24), mandatory coverage under individual and group health benefit plans for health-care services related to living organ donation;
(d) Pursuant to section 24-11-118, the establishment of the eleventh day of April each year as "Living Organ Donor Recognition Day";
(e) Pursuant to section 25-59-105, a prohibition against a health-care provider billing or charging a living organ donor for any costs associated with providing health-care services related to living organ donation; and
(f) Pursuant to section 25-59-106, a requirement that a transplant center advise a potential nondirected living organ donor, prior to performing an organ donation recovery operation, that an organ voucher program, as defined by each organization offering a program, may be available for the specific organ.
(2) The general assembly finds and declares that none of the benefits described in subsection (1) of this section are valuable consideration, as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 274e, as amended.
Source: L. 2024: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 24-1132), ch. 331, p. 2243, § 1, effective June 3.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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