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156.860 Medical and accident insurance for students.
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The Kentucky Board of Education is authorized to provide medical and
accident insurance for students enrolled in the state secondary area
technology centers and area vocational education centers. The Department of
Education may enter into a contract or contracts with one (1) or more sureties
or insurance companies or their agents to provide appropriate medical and
accident insurance coverage and to provide group coverage to all students
enrolled in state-operated schools under its jurisdiction. The appropriate group
coverage shall be issued by one (1) or more sureties or insurance companies
authorized to transact business in this state, and such coverage shall be
approved by the commissioner of insurance.
The Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations
to implement the medical and accident insurance program. The Kentucky
Board of Education may fix the rate of fees for all secondary students, the
provisions of KRS 156.856 with respect to fees for secondary students
notwithstanding, as he or she deems necessary to meet the expense in whole
or in part for appropriate student medical and accident insurance.
The limits of liability and other appropriate provisions for student medical and
accident insurance authorized by this section shall be set by the Kentucky
Board of Education.
Effective:June 25, 2013
History: Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 59,
sec. 31, effective June 25, 2013. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 182,
effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 43, effective
July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 18, effective June 24,
2003. -- Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 52, effective May
30, 1997. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 469, sec. 26, effective July 15, 1994. -Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 151B.175 by 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 470, sec. 34, effective July 1, 1990, which prevailed over an amendment to
KRS 163.089 by 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 269, effective July 13, 1990.
-- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 289, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988.
KRS 151B.175 formerly codified as KRS 163.089.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/13/90). The subsequent repeal, with
reenactment and amendment, of this section prevails over its amendment by a
prior Act of the 1990 Regular Session pursuant to KRS 446.260.
Formerly codified as KRS 151B.175.
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