C.R.S. § 8-42-125

The governor and the leader of the opposing party in the house of representatives and the leader of the opposing party in the senate shall contract with a person or entity for obtaining information on the workers’ compensation system. The person or entity gathering the information shall work solely at the unanimous direction of the governor and the opposition leadership. Issues or topics that will be subject to the information gathering process shall be determined by unanimous decision of the governor and the opposition leadership. The contractor for the gathering of the information shall have complete access to all records of and files in the division of workers’ compensation and the office of administrative courts. Such contractor shall guarantee that any information gathered on any individual shall be kept confidential.