304.13-400 Deductible workers' compensation policy.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Each insurer, including those participating in a residual market mechanism,
authorized to write workers' compensation insurance in the Commonwealth shall
offer, as a part of the policy or as an optional endorsement to the policy, deductibles
optional to the employer policyholder for the payment of workers' compensation
benefits pursuant to KRS Chapter 342.
Deductible amounts offered pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be fully
disclosed to the employer policyholder in writing and shall range in amounts from
one hundred dollars (0) to ten thousand dollars (,000) per compensable
occurrence under KRS Chapter 342. The employer policyholder exercising the
deductible option shall choose only one (1) deductible amount.
(a) If the employer policyholder chooses a deductible policy pursuant to
subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the insurer shall pay the deductible
amount initially and the employer policyholder shall be liable to the insurer, at
the time and in the manner prescribed by the insurer, for the amount of the
deductible paid by the insurer for benefits paid pursuant to KRS Chapter 342.
(b) Failure by the employer policyholder to reimburse the insurer as required by
this subsection shall be treated by the insurer in the same manner as nonpayment of premiums. In addition, failure of the employer policyholder to
reimburse the insurer as required shall constitute noncompliance with KRS
342.340 for purposes of KRS 342.402.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 446, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.
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