Kentucky Code — 38914
Browse 240 sections in division 38914 of the Kentucky code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 342.001. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.0011. Definitions for chapter.
- § 342.0012. Repealed, 2017.
- § 342.0015. Application of 1996 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1.
- § 342.002. Repealed, 1966.
- § 342.003. Repealed, 1973
- § 342.004. Repealed, 1980.
- § 342.005. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.006. Repealed, 1966.
- § 342.007. Repealed, 1966.
- § 342.008. Repealed, 1966.
- § 342.009. Repealed, 1966.
- § 342.010. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.011. Repealed, 1956.
- § 342.012. Business owners -- Election to be included as employees -- Qualified partners and members, nonqualified partners and members, and limited liability company defined -- Provision of partnership agreement or articles of organization upon request.
- § 342.015. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.016. Repealed, 1972.
- § 342.017. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.019. Coverage of chiropractic services.
- § 342.020. Medical treatment at expense of employer -- Duration of employer's obligation -- Continuation of benefits -- Selection of physician and hospital -- Payment -- Managed health care system -- Artificial members and braces -- Waiver of privilege -- Disclosure of interest in referrals -- Urine drug screenings -- Pharmacist services and procedures.
- § 342.021. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.025. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.030. 342.030 Repealed, 1970.
- § 342.033. Definition of "physician" for section -- Medical evidence -- Limitation -- Form.
- § 342.035. Administrative regulations -- Medical fee schedule -- Review and updating -- Action for excess fees -- Effect of failure to submit to or follow surgical or medical treatment or advice -- Certification to commissioner -- Audit -- Utilization review -- Report -- Copies of records -- Practice parameters and evidence-based guidelines -- Formulary -- Medical fee schedule for registered nurse first assistants.
- § 342.038. Employer to keep record of injuries -- Reports required to be filed.
- § 342.039. Filing of detailed claim information by each insurance company, self-insured group, and employer carrying its own risk.
- § 342.040. Time of payment of income benefits and retraining incentive benefits -- Attorney's fees for recovery of overdue temporary total disability income benefits -- Interest on overdue benefits.
- § 342.045. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.050. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.055. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.060. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.065. Certain minors considered sui juris.
- § 342.070. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.075. Determination of dependency.
- § 342.080. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.085. Definition of certain dependents.
- § 342.090. Payment of death benefits in good faith -- Release of payor from liability.
- § 342.095. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.100. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.105. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.110. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.111. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.113. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.115. Repealed, 1970.
- § 342.118. Department of Workers' Claims -- Commissioner -- Organizational units -- Chief administrative law judge.
- § 342.120. Division of Workers' Compensation Funds -- Fund's liability for claims occurring after December 12, 1996 -- Payment of settlements for income benefits -- Transfer of responsibilities from division to Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.
- § 342.1201. Repealed, 1996.
- § 342.1202. Repealed, 1996.
- § 342.121. Repealed, 1996.
- § 342.122. Special fund assessments -- Annual adjustments -- Quarterly payments -- Electronic remittance -- Reports -- Central claim registry.
- § 342.1221. Penalty and interest on late payment of assessments and expenses -- Waiver.
- § 342.1222. Refunds or credits on canceled or returned premiums.
- § 342.1223. Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission -- Commission's relationship with Office of Financial Management within the Finance and Administration Cabinet.
- § 342.1224. Board of directors of funding commission.
- § 342.1225. Annual audit of commission's financial statements.
- § 342.1226. Special fund and funding commission to share books, records, documents and information.
- § 342.1227. Loan or transfer of funds of funding commission prohibited.
- § 342.1228. Funding commission exempt from reorganization powers of Governor.
- § 342.1229. Benefit reserve fund.
- § 342.123. Repealed, 1987.
- § 342.1231. Payment for assessment, penalty and interest, and expenses -- Procedure for protesting special fund assessments -- Expenses of audits, how paid -- Mailing of assessment notice -- Documents relevant to reports and audits -- Notice and payment of refund -- Penalty for late payment.
- § 342.1232. Use of administrative savings from 1996 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1.
- § 342.124. Repealed, 1990.
- § 342.1240. Legislative findings and declaration of intent regarding the Kentucky coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund.
- § 342.1241. Repealed, 2017.
- § 342.1242. Kentucky coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund -- Liability for and manner of making payments for awards for coal workers' pneumoconiosis -- Assessments to finance fund -- When assessments cease -- Distribution of excess assessments to employers -- Reimbursement of funding commission by Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.
- § 342.1243. Transfer of the administration, assets, and liabilities of the Kentucky coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund -- Assessments on employers -- Abolition of fund.
- § 342.125. Reopening and review of award or order -- Grounds -- Procedures -- Time limitations -- Credit for previously-awarded retraining incentive benefits or income benefits awarded for coal-related pneumoconiosis.
- § 342.130. Compensation of alien dependents.
- § 342.135. Notice, how served -- Notice to nonresident alien.
- § 342.140. Computation of employee's average weekly wage.
- § 342.143. Method for determining the average weekly wage of the state.
- § 342.145. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.150. Repealed, 1996.
- § 342.155. Payment of lump-sum compensation to trustee.
- § 342.160. Payments to certain dependents for others -- Effect of legal disability of dependent.
- § 342.165. Increase or decrease in compensation for failure to comply with safety law -- Compensation not payable if employee falsely represents physical condition or medical history at time of employment.
- § 342.170. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.175. Lien for compensation.
- § 342.180. Compensation claim not assignable -- Exempt from debts -- Exception.
- § 342.185. Notice of accident -- Claim for compensation -- Limitation -- Cumulative trauma injury.
- § 342.186. Repealed, 1980.
- § 342.190. Notice and claim to be in writing -- Contents.
- § 342.195. Notice and claim -- How served.
- § 342.197. Discrimination against employees who have filed claims or who have a diagnosis of coal-related pneumoconiosis -- Civil remedies.
- § 342.200. Certain defects or failure to give notice not to bar compensation.
- § 342.205. Right of employer to require continued physical examination -- Payment of cost of examination -- Effect of employee's refusal -- Statement of earnings to be furnished at request of party.
- § 342.210. Limitation of time not to run against minors or incompetents.
- § 342.213. Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee -- Membership -- Duties with respect to appointments.
- § 342.215. Workers' Compensation Board -- Authority -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term -- Vacancies -- Retirement system coverage.
- § 342.220. Oath of Board Members.
- § 342.225. Repealed, 1964.
- § 342.228. Responsibilities of the Department of Workers' Claims -- Selection and qualifications of commissioner.
- § 342.229. Claimant records -- Limitation on inspection.
- § 342.230. Employees of the Department of Workers' Claims -- Duties of commissioner -- Appointment, qualifications, terms, and duties of administrative law judges -- Exemption of administrative law judges from classified service -- Removal provisions -- Vacancies -- Chief administrative law judge.
- § 342.231. Monthly reports.
- § 342.232. Quarterly reports on insurance guaranty funds, Kentucky coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund, and the status of KRS Chapter 342.
- § 342.235. Traveling expenses.
- § 342.240. Office -- Equipment -- Seal -- Sessions -- Venue of certain proceedings.
- § 342.245. Record of proceedings.
- § 342.250. Repealed, 1973
- § 342.255. Repealed, 1987
- § 342.260. Permitted and required departmental administrative regulations -- Adoption of life expectancy tables -- Processes and procedure -- Subpoenas -- Duties of sheriff and Circuit Court.
- § 342.262. Legislative findings -- Commissioner to give recommendation on new edition of "Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment" -- Approval of General Assembly required to effectuate.
- § 342.265. Compensation agreement -- Approval by administrative law judge -- Lump-sum payments -- Reopening as remedy for disagreement -- Abatement of application for resolution.
- § 342.267. Unfair claims settlement practices -- Penalties.
- § 342.270. Application for resolution of claim -- Joinder -- Assignment to administrative law judge -- Administrative regulations for procedures for resolution of claims.
- § 342.275. Benefit review by administrative law judge -- Determination -- Procedures -- Deadline.
- § 342.276. Mediation program.
- § 342.277. Alternative dispute resolution.
- § 342.280. Repealed, 1964.
- § 342.281. Petition for reconsideration -- Contents -- Response -- Decision.
- § 342.285. Appeal to Workers' Compensation Board -- Remanding claim to administrative law judge.
- § 342.290. Review by Court of Appeals.
- § 342.295. Safekeeping, transporting and return of original record of board.
- § 342.300. Continuation of award pending appeal -- Suspension.
- § 342.305. Enforcement by Circuit Court of agreement, order, decision, or award.
- § 342.310. Assessment of cost of unreasonable proceedings -- Restitution.
- § 342.315. Medical evaluations by university medical schools and "B" readers -- Procedures -- Report -- Payment of costs -- Performance assessment of medical schools -- Use of telehealth.
- § 342.316. Liability of employer and previous employers for occupational disease -- Claims procedure -- Administrative regulations -- Time limitations on claims -- Determination of liable employer -- Audit -- Amount of compensation -- Effect of concluded coal workers' pneumoconiosis claim.
- § 342.317. Repealed, 1980.
- § 342.318. Application of provisions of KRS 342.316(4) to certain asbestos-related disease claims.
- § 342.320. Approval of attorney's and physician's fees and hospital charges -- Limits on attorney's fees -- Payment of attorney fees -- Form indicating payment method selected -- Award by administrative law judge -- Fees for representing employers.
- § 342.325. Questions not settled by agreement of parties determined by administrative law judge.
- § 342.329. Division of Ombudsman and Workers' Compensation Specialist Services -- Functions -- Ombudsman program -- Toll-free telephone access.
- § 342.330. Repealed, 1976.
- § 342.335. Fraud and misrepresentation in filing or delaying the filing of claims and in receiving or providing services or benefits -- Penalties.
- § 342.340. Employer to insure or provide security against liability to workers.
- § 342.342. Annual review of individual self-insurance administrative regulations -- Annual report on financial soundness of self-insurers and self-insurance groups -- Division of Security and Compliance expansion.
- § 342.345. Certificate of individual self-insurance -- Revocation -- New certificate -- Effect of revocation.
- § 342.347. Examination of finances of individual self-insureds -- Annual statement of financial condition -- Role of Department of Insurance.
- § 342.350. Mutual insurance associations and reciprocal or interinsurance exchanges for compensation claims -- Reinsurance -- Self-insured groups -- Power to contract, sue, and be sued. (Effective until July 15, 2027)
- § 342.350. Mutual insurance associations and reciprocal or interinsurance exchanges for compensation claims -- Reinsurance -- Self-insured groups -- Power to contract, sue, and be sued. (Effective July 15, 2027)
- § 342.352. Voluntary programs for integrated management of employer's worker compensation and group health insurance claims -- Twenty-four hour coverage.
- § 342.355. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.360. Agreements in policy as to notice -- Jurisdiction and liability of insurer.
- § 342.365. Policy to waive improper notice and be direct promise to employee.
- § 342.370. Repealed, 1952.
- § 342.375. Policy to cover entire liability of employer -- Separate policy for specified plant or location may be authorized.
- § 342.380. Commissioner of Department of Insurance to approve policy -- Review -- Appeal.
- § 342.382. Report of workers' compensation experience.
- § 342.385. Repealed, 1946 and 1948.
- § 342.390. Employer's election to operate under chapter
- § 342.395. Employee deemed to have accepted provisions of chapter -- Employee's written notice of rejection -- Withdrawal of election.
- § 342.400. Notice of employee's rejection to be preserved.
- § 342.402. Restraining or enjoining of operations of employer.
- § 342.405. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.410. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.415. Repealed, 1973.
- § 342.420. Employee not to pay premium for compensation.
- § 342.425. Attorneys required to represent department, its employees, the board, or administrative law judges.
- § 342.430. Blank forms to be furnished by commissioner.
- § 342.435. Commissioner's annual report.
- § 342.440. Repealed, 1988.
- § 342.445. Repealed, 1988.
- § 342.447. Insurance companies' payments of amounts collected for taxes and assessments of Kentucky Reinsurance Association or Department of Revenue mandatory -- Audits to ensure compliance.
- § 342.450. Repealed, 1988.
- § 342.455. Repealed, 1988.
- § 342.460. Withdrawal from business in Kentucky before special fund assessments and other taxes fall due or failure to pay tax -- Collection -- Attorney's fees.
- § 342.465. Persons not to act for unauthorized insurance company nor to make false statement or return.
- § 342.470. How notice may be given to insurance carrier.
- § 342.475. Repealed, 1988.
- § 342.480. Repealed, 1988.
- § 342.485. Repealed, 1972.
- § 342.490. Repealed, 1987.
- § 342.495. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.500. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.505. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.510. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.515. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.520. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.525. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.530. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.535. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.540. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.545. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.550. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.555. Repealed, 2010.
- § 342.610. Liability for compensation -- Contractor and subcontractor -- Limitation of liability if employee intended to kill or injure self or another -- Illegal substances -- Employer's intention to produce injury or death -- Builder's proof of coverage required for issuance of building permit -- Notice required to be posted by employers.
- § 342.615. Repealed, 2022.
- § 342.620. Renumbered as KRS 342.0011.
- § 342.630. Coverage of employers.
- § 342.640. Coverage of employees.
- § 342.650. Exemptions of particular classes of employees from coverage.
- § 342.660. Voluntary coverage.
- § 342.670. Extraterritorial coverage.
- § 342.680. Presumptions in the case of death or of physical or mental inability to testify.
- § 342.690. Exclusiveness of liability.
- § 342.700. Remedies when third party is legally liable -- Liability and indemnification rights of principal contractors, intermediates, and subcontractors -- Requirement of waiver of remedies for award of contract unlawful.
- § 342.710. Rehabilitation rights, duties, and procedures -- Acceleration of benefits.
- § 342.715. Calculation of benefits during participation in vocational or physical rehabilitation program.
- § 342.720. Repealed, 1996
- § 342.730. Determination of income benefits for disability -- Survivors' rights -- Termination -- Offsets -- Notification of return to work -- Professional athletes.
- § 342.7305. Compensability of occupational hearing loss -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Rebuttable presumption as to employer liability.
- § 342.732. Income benefits and retraining incentive benefits for coal workers' pneumoconiosis -- Referral to Office of Vocational Rehabilitation -- Administrative regulations -- Online portal.
- § 342.734. Mandated administrative regulations on medical services.
- § 342.735. Additional authority for administrative regulations on expediting payment of temporary total disability benefits, use of managed care, and expediting payment for and resolution of disputes concerning medical benefits.
- § 342.740. Determination of average weekly wage -- Adjustment in weekly maximum and minimum income benefits for disability.
- § 342.750. Income benefits for death -- Additional lump-sum payment for deaths occurring within four years of injury.
- § 342.760. Uninsured employers' fund.
- § 342.765. Administration of fund -- Transfer of reimbursement funds -- Reports.
- § 342.770. Determination of employer's compliance -- Recording certificate constituting a lien in favor of uninsured employer's fund.
- § 342.780. Joinder of uninsured employers' fund.
- § 342.790. Award against noncomplying employer as a liquidated claim for damages -- Action by Attorney General for uninsured employers' fund.
- § 342.792. Consideration, reopening, and filing of claims of miners who were last exposed to hazards on certain dates -- Benefits.
- § 342.794. "B" reader list.
- § 342.796. Notice of education and training opportunities.
- § 342.800. Repealed, 1994.
- § 342.801. Legislative findings and intent.
- § 342.803. Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority.
- § 342.805. Definitions for KRS 342.801 to 342.843.
- § 342.807. Board of directors.
- § 342.809. Election of officers -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Ex officio members of board.
- § 342.811. Powers and duties of board.
- § 342.813. Manager -- Qualifications -- Powers and duties -- Bond.
- § 342.815. Insurance coverage provisions.
- § 342.817. Rating plans, rates, and underwriting standards for different classes of risks -- Competitive nature and filing requirement for rates -- Annual report on status of surplus.
- § 342.819. Dividends.
- § 342.821. Quarterly reports of assets and liabilities.
- § 342.823. Discounting not to be used in determining solvency -- Authority's reports -- Annual statement of solvency -- Circumstances permitting contract audit with certified public accountant -- Discretionary levy and enforcement of assessments.
- § 342.825. Investments.
- § 342.827. Statistical and actuarial data to be maintained.
- § 342.829. Funding of authority -- Restrictions on use of funds.
- § 342.831. Marketing and sales agents -- Commissions.
- § 342.833. Workplace safety program for policyholders -- On-site examinations.
- § 342.835. Board member, manager, or employee exempt from personal liability for official acts.
- § 342.837. Compliance with Executive Branch Code of Ethics -- Conflicts of interest.
- § 342.839. Applicability of specified provisions of law.
- § 342.841. Applicability of open meetings and open records provisions.
- § 342.843. Monitoring of operations of authority by Attorney General and Auditor of Public Accounts -- Report to General Assembly.
- § 342.900. Legislative findings and declarations.
- § 342.902. Definitions for KRS 342.900 to 342.912.
- § 342.904. Exemption of public-sector self-insured employers and self-insurance groups.
- § 342.906. Guaranty funds -- Required participation -- Purpose -- Operating procedures -- Use of moneys -- Liability for actions.
- § 342.908. Default or insolvency of fund member -- Assumption of obligations by fund -- Assessments to finance funds -- Limitation on income distributions -- Effect of payment on liability to fund for reimbursement -- Rules for special fund assessments for calendar years 2027 and 2028.
- § 342.910. Rights and responsibilities of funds as to payments made, due, or recoverable.
- § 342.912. Annual audit -- Annual report -- Deadline for establishment -- Events causing fund's liability for payment of benefits.
- § 342.920. Self-insurance fund for payments to workers' compensation claimants injured before March 1, 1997.
- § 342.990. Penalties -- Restitution.