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2024 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries
Article 5 - Workers Compensation
- 44-501 Compensation; disallowances; substance abuse testing; exceptions, pre-existing conditions; public service benefits protection act, coronary disease or cerebrovascular injury benefits for firefighters and law enforcement officers; liability limited for construction design professional; benefits reduced for certain retirement benefits.
- 44-501b Legislative intent; employer obligation, burden of proof; liability.
- 44-501c Public service benefits protection act.
- 44-502 Reservation of penalties.
- 44-503 Subcontracting.
- 44-503a Multiple employment; apportionment of liability.
- 44-503c Employment status of an owner-operator of a motor vehicle; definitions.
- 44-504 Remedy against negligent third party; employer and workers compensation fund subrogated, exclusion; credits against future payments; limitation of actions; attorney fees.
- 44-505 Application of act.
- 44-505b County as self-insurer; establishment of reserve fund; retransfers.
- 44-505c Local political and taxing subdivision; payment of workmen's compensation coverage.
- 44-505d Firemen's relief association members; procedure for exemption and for coverage under act after exemption therefrom.
- 44-505e Schools, area vocational-technical schools and community colleges as self-insurer; establishment of reserve fund; retransfers.
- 44-505f City as self-insurer; establishment of reserve fund; retransfers.
- 44-505g Application of workers compensation act to members of national guard.
- 44-506 Application of act to certain businesses or employments, lands and premises.
- 44-508 Definitions.
- 44-509 Incapacitated workman or dependent; exercise of rights; limitation of actions.
- 44-510b Compensation where death results from injury; compensation upon remarriage; apportionment; burial expenses; limitations on compensation; annual adjustment thereto; annual statement by surviving spouse.
- 44-510c Compensation for permanent total and temporary total disabilities.
- 44-510d Compensation for certain permanent partial disabilities; computation thereof; schedule.
- 44-510e Compensation for temporary or permanent partial general disabilities; whole body injury; extent of disability; computation thereof; functional impairment defined; termination upon death from other causes; limitations; other remedies excluded.
- 44-510f Employer's maximum liability for disability compensation; annual adjustment thereto; credit for unearned wages.
- 44-510g Vocational rehabilitation, agreement of employer or insurance carrier; vocational rehabilitation administrator and assistants; qualified service providers, referrals.
- 44-510h Medical compensation; change of healthcare provider; examination by alternate healthcare provider; faith healing; preventative hepatitis treatment; presumption of employer's obligations; termination of.
- 44-510i Medical benefits; contract with or appointment of medical administrator; maximum medical fee schedule; advisory panel.
- 44-510j Medical benefits; fee disputes; utilization and peer review.
- 44-510k Post-award medical benefits; application; notice; required procedure; attorney fees; termination or modification of benefits.
- 44-510l Warning notice to injured employee.
- 44-511 Definitions; average weekly wage; volunteers; state's average weekly wage; coverage for services performed by members for a union or other association in certain circumstances.
- 44-512 Time and manner of compensation payments; notice of certain payments to injured worker's attorney.
- 44-512a Failure to pay compensation when due; civil penalty; imposition and collection; attorney fees; other remedies.
- 44-512b Failure to pay compensation prior to award without just cause; interest, penalty.
- 44-513a Minors entitled to compensation; payment.
- 44-513b Same; act supplemental.
- 44-514 Payments not assignable; exception, orders for support.
- 44-515 Medical examinations; suspension of benefits; travel and living expenses; availability of reports; disqualification of certain medical evidence; consideration of healthcare providers' opinions.
- 44-516 Medical examination by neutral healthcare provider.
- 44-518 Refusal of medical examination; effect.
- 44-519 Certificate of healthcare provider as evidence; exchange of medical reports by parties; testimony of healthcare provider admissible as evidence by submission of complete medical report; procedure; notice; disputes; medical records or reports of other healthcare providers.
- 44-520 Notice of injury.
- 44-521 Agreements; approval.
- 44-523 Hearing procedure; time limitations on evidence and entry of award; prehearing settlement conference; recusal of administrative law judge; closure of claims; lack of prosecution.
- 44-525 Form of findings and awards; effective date.
- 44-526 Modification of award of compensation by agreement to be filed with director to be valid; time requirement.
- 44-527 Final receipts.
- 44-528 Review and modification of awards; reinstatement; cancellation; effective date.
- 44-529 Judgment on agreement or awards.
- 44-530 Staying proceedings upon an award.
- 44-531 Redemption of liability; lump-sum payment of award; exception; settlement award on written stipulation; requirements; from; approval by administrative law judge.
- 44-532 Subrogation of insurer or group-funded pool to rights and duties of employer; methods of securing payment of compensation; failure to secure; penalties; notice to director by insurers; change of status notice by self-insurers and group-funded pool members; eligibility to self-insure; merging employers.
- 44-532a Liability of workers compensation fund for uninsured or insufficiently self-insured insolvent employers; cause of action against such employers.
- 44-534 Proceedings; time limitations; electronic filing system authorized.
- 44-534a Preliminary hearings; exchange of medical reports; orders for medical treatment and temporary total disability benefits; review of preliminary findings and orders; reimbursement from workers compensation fund; procedures not allowed for post-award medical benefits.
- 44-535 When the right to compensation accrues.
- 44-536 Attorney fees; limitations; lien; review of contracts and fees claimed; matters to consider upon review; powers and duties of director and administrative law judge.
- 44-536a Signing of pleadings, motions and other documents; liability for frivolous filings.
- 44-542a Election by individual employer, partner or self-employed person.
- 44-543 Election by certain employees.
- 44-545 Defenses available in certain cases.
- 44-549 Hearings, venue; final award of administrative law judge; hearing powers of director and board.
- 44-550 Records of proceedings, documents; custody and preservation.
- 44-550b Records open to public inspection, exceptions.
- 44-551 Assistant directors, administrative law judges and special local administrative law judges; application, qualifications, appointment, reappointment, term; workers compensation and employment security boards nominating committee; judges' powers and duties, compensation, fees and expenses; review of findings and awards by workers compensation appeals board; delayed order on board review, effect; payment of medical compensation pending review.
- 44-552 Record of hearing; certified shorthand reporter; digital recording; transcript; transcription and attestation of accuracy of digital recording; transcripts as evidence; costs.
- 44-553 Witness fees.
- 44-554 Depositions.
- 44-555 Reporter's fees, assessment.
- 44-555c Workers compensation appeals board; jurisdiction; composition and appointment; reappointment; term of office; qualifications, salary and expenses; panels; final orders, content and issuance.
- 44-556 Judicial review of actions of the board; procedure; payment of compensation pending administrative and judicial review; application of 1993 amendments; reimbursement or credit for amounts paid under certain circumstances.
- 44-556a Transfer of appeals due to constitutional defect.
- 44-557 Employer's duty to report accidents; civil penalty for failure to report; recovery of penalties.
- 44-557a Compilation and publication of statistics; database of information; submission of data; contracts for actuarial or statistical services.
- 44-559 Insurance against liability; form and contents of policy.
- 44-559a Workers compensation insurance; deductibles option; occurrence deductible defined; payment of deductible amount by insurer, reimbursement; premium credits; Kansas workers compensation insurance plan not to require deductibles option; group-fund pools may offer deductibles option.
- 44-561 Reserves.
- 44-562 Reports to insurance commissioner; inspection.
- 44-563 Violation of act.
- 44-565 Invalidity of part.
- 44-566 Workers compensation fund to facilitate employment of handicapped workers; definitions.
- 44-566a Workers compensation fund; annual assessment; administration; actions against fund, parties, impleading of principal by fund, settlement; liabilities of fund; annual report; actuarial review.
- 44-567 Same; employment or retention of handicapped workers; relief from or apportionment of liability for subsequent injuries; knowledge of impairment; presumptions; commissioner of insurance to be impleaded.
- 44-569 Same; awards for subsequent injuries to handicapped workers; apportionment of amounts due; duties of commissioner of insurance; employer's liability when fund insufficient, reimbursement.
- 44-569a Same; employer or insurance carrier reimbursed from fund, when.
- 44-570 Same; employer's liability for no-dependent deaths; awards to fund; duties of commissioner of insurance; refund.
- 44-572 Same; review; modification or cancellation of awards.
- 44-573 Rules and regulations; filing.
- 44-574 Construing and citing workers compensation laws; severability.
- 44-575 State workers compensation self-insurance fund; state agencies self-insured as single employer; administration; state workplace health and safety program.
- 44-576 State workers compensation self-insurance fund; self-insurance assessment against state agencies; rate.
- 44-577 Same; claims for compensation by state employees; service of claims; defense of fund; regional emergency medical response team.
- 44-578 Same; administrative rules and regulations.
- 44-579 Same; copies of accident reports to secretary of administration.
- 44-580 Same; construction of K.S.A. 44-575 through 44-580.
- 44-581 Group-funded workers compensation pools; requirements.
- 44-582 Same; certificate of authority; application; commissioner's review of surplus funds.
- 44-583 Same; irrevocable consent; service of process on commissioner of insurance.
- 44-584 Certificate of authority, renewal, suspension, revocation; examinations.
- 44-585 Same; premiums; contributions; deposit of premiums; refunds.
- 44-586 Same; premiums; use; investments.
- 44-588 Premium tax; rate, payment and assessment period.
- 44-589 Same; assessments; subject to article 24 of chapter 40 of Kansas Statutes Annotated.
- 44-590 New members; application; termination.
- 44-591 Same; board of trustees; duties.
- 44-592 Same; licensing of persons soliciting workers compensation insurance.
- 44-593 Reorganization of pool agreement under K.S.A. 12-2216 et seq.
- 44-594 Same; confidentiality of certain financial information.
- 44-5,101 Informational and educational materials; contents; language; distribution to insured and self-insured.
- 44-5,102 Same; distribution upon notice of injury; preparation and dissemination.
- 44-5,103 Same; cooperation by and duties of self-insurers and insurance companies and other benefit delivery entities; continuing education activities.
- 44-5,104 Accident prevention programs; requirements and reports; inspections; duties of secretary of labor; failure to maintain, penalties.
- 44-5,110 Ombudsman program; qualifications and appointment of ombudsmen; special ombudsmen, contracts; dissemination of program information.
- 44-5,117 Mediation conferences.
- 44-5,120 Fraudulent or abusive acts or practices; defined; powers, duties and functions of director of workers compensation and commissioner of insurance; application of section; administrative investigation and enforcement; hearings; costs; cease and desist orders; civil penalties; repayments, interest; review referrals, immunity.
- 44-5,121 Same; cause of action to recover economic losses.
- 44-5,122 Same; acts or practices constituting crimes, procedure; reporting alleged violations; review and investigation.
- 44-5,123 Same; immunity from civil liability for reporting information in good faith.
- 44-5,124 Assistant attorney general; appointment within division of workers compensation; duties.
- 44-5,125 Workers compensation fraud and other acts or practices constituting crimes; penalties; repayment of certain amounts, interest; cause of action, certain monetary damages.
- 44-5,126 Severability.
- 44-5,127 Affidavit of exempt status; fraud; penalties.
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