Comp Division Proposing Changes to Cumulative-Trauma Guidelines

The Colorado Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a hearing in December on proposed revisions to the cumulative trauma section of its medical treatment guidelines. The division is proposing to repeal the entire current section covering cumulative trauma conditions and insert all new language. Because of this, the division said in a rule-making notice that it can’t prepare a draft underlining what is and isn’t being changed. “This proposal is a strike and replace,” the division said. “The entire exhibit will be stricken and replaced with the updated ex...