(1) Recovery for the injury or death of persons appointed and regularly enrolled in a civil defense organization as contemplated by the 'Colorado Disaster Emergency Act', part 7 of this article, while actually engaged in civil defense duties shall be limited to the provisions of the 'Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado', articles 40 to 47 of title 8, C.R.S. If such persons are regularly employed by the state of Colorado or its political subdivisions, and, if such persons are volunteer civil defense workers, shall be limited as otherwise provided by statute.(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not affect the right of any person to receive benefits or compensation to which such person might be entitled under any workers' compensation or pension law or any act of congress.L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1100, § 10, effective July 1.This section is similar to former § 24-32-2304 as it existed prior to 2012.
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