Article 5. Workers Compensation
Index
- K.S.A. 44-501 Compensation; Disallowances; Substance Abuse Testing; Exceptions, Pre-Existing Conditions; Benefits Reduced For Certain Retirement Benefits
- K.S.A. 44-501b Legislative Intent; Employer Obligation, Burden of Proof; Liability
- K.S.A. 44-501c Public Service Benefits Protection Act
- K.S.A. 44-502 Reservation of Penalties
- K.S.A. 44-503 Subcontracting
- K.S.A. 44-503a Multiple Employment; Apportionment of Liability
- K.S.A. 44-503c Employment Status of an Owner-Operator of a Motor Vehicle; Definitions
- K.S.A. 44-504 Remedy Against Negligent Third Party; Employer and Workers Compensation Fund Subrogated, Exclusion; Credits Against Future Payments; Limitation of Actions; Attorney Fees
- K.S.A. 44-505 Application of Act
- K.S.A. 44-505b County As Self-Insurer; Establishment of Reserve Fund; Retransfers
- K.S.A. 44-505c Local Political and Taxing Subdivision; Payment of Workmen's Compensation Coverage
- K.S.A. 44-505d Firemen's Relief Association Members; Procedure For Exemption and For Coverage Under Act After Exemption Therefrom
- K.S.A. 44-505e Schools, Area Vocational-Technical Schools and Community Colleges As Self-Insurer; Establishment of Reserve Fund; Retransfers
- K.S.A. 44-505f City As Self-Insurer; Establishment of Reserve Fund; Retransfers
- K.S.A. 44-506 Application of Act to Certain Businesses Or Employments, Lands and Premises
- K.S.A. 44-508 Definitions
- K.S.A. 44-509 Incapacitated Workman Or Dependent; Exercise of Rights; Limitation of Actions
- K.S.A. 44-510a [Repealed]
- K.S.A. 44-510b Compensation Where Death Results From Injury; Compensation Upon Remarriage; Apportionment; Burial Expenses; Limitations On Compensation; Annual Statement By Surviving Spouse
- K.S.A. 44-510c Compensation For Permanent Total and Temporary Total Disabilities
- K.S.A. 44-510d Compensation For Certain Permanent Partial Disabilities; Computation Thereof; Schedule
- K.S.A. 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
- K.S.A. 44-510f Employer's Maximum Liability For Disability Compensation; Credit For Unearned Wages
- K.S.A. 44-510g Vocational Rehabilitation, Agreement of Employer Or Insurance Carrier; Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator and Assistants; Qualified Service Providers, Referrals
- K.S.A. 44-510h Medical Compensation; Change of Health Care Provider; Examination By Alternate Health Care Provider; Faith Healing; Preventative Hepatitis Treatment; Presumption of Employer's Obligations; Termination of
- K.S.A. 44-510i Medical Benefits; Appointment of Medical Administrator; Maximum Medical Fee Schedule; Advisory Panel
- K.S.A. 44-510j Medical Benefits; Fee Disputes; Utilization and Peer Review
- K.S.A. 44-510k Post-Award Medical Benefits; Application; Notice; Attorney Fees; Termination Or Modification of Benefits
- K.S.A. 44-510l Warning Notice to Injured Employee
- K.S.A. 44-511 Definitions; Average Weekly Wage; Volunteers; State's Average Weekly Wage
- K.S.A. 44-512 Time and Manner of Compensation Payments
- K.S.A. 44-512a Failure to Pay Compensation When Due; Civil Penalty; Imposition and Collection; Attorney Fees; Other Remedies
- K.S.A. 44-512b Failure to Pay Compensation Prior to Award Without Just Cause; Interest, Penalty
- K.S.A. 44-513a Minors Entitled to Compensation; Payment
- K.S.A. 44-513b Same; Act Supplemental
- K.S.A. 44-514 Payments Not Assignable; Exception, Orders For Support
- K.S.A. 44-515 Medical Examinations; Suspension of Benefits; Travel and Living Expenses; Availability of Reports; Disqualification of Certain Medical Evidence; Consideration of Health Care Providers' Opinions
- K.S.A. 44-516 Medical Examination By Neutral Health Care Provider
- K.S.A. 44-518 Refusal of Medical Examination; Effect
- K.S.A. 44-519 Certificate of Health Care Provider As Evidence
- K.S.A. 44-520 Notice of Injury
- K.S.A. 44-520a [Repealed]
- K.S.A. 44-521 Agreements; Approval
- K.S.A. 44-523 Hearing Procedure; Time Limitations On Evidence and Entry of Award; Prehearing Settlement Conference; Closure of Claims; Lack of Prosecution
- K.S.A. 44-525 Form of Findings and Awards; Effective Date
- K.S.A. 44-526 Filing Agreements, Awards, Etc
- K.S.A. 44-527 Final Receipts
- K.S.A. 44-528 Review and Modification of Awards; Reinstatement; Cancellation; Effective Date
- K.S.A. 44-529 Judgment On Agreement Or Awards
- K.S.A. 44-530 Staying Proceedings Upon an Award
- K.S.A. 44-531 Redemption of Liability; Lump-Sum Payment of Award; Exception
- K.S.A. 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
- K.S.A. 44-532a Liability of Workers Compensation Fund For Uninsured Insolvent Employers; Cause of Action Against Such Employers
- K.S.A. 44-534 Proceedings; Time Limitations; Electronic Filing System Authorized
- K.S.A. 44-534a Preliminary Hearings; Orders For Medical Treatment and Temporary Total Disability Benefits; Review of Preliminary Findings and Orders; Reimbursement From Workers Compensation Fund
- K.S.A. 44-535 When the Right to Compensation Accrues
- K.S.A. 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
- K.S.A. 44-536a Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Documents; Liability For Frivolous Filings
- K.S.A. 44-542a Election By Individual Employer, Partner Or Self-Employed Person
- K.S.A. 44-543 Election By Certain Employees
- K.S.A. 44-545 Defenses Available In Certain Cases
- K.S.A. 44-549 Hearings, Venue; Final Award of Administrative Law Judge; Hearing Powers of Director and Board
- K.S.A. 44-550 Records of Proceedings, Documents; Custody and Preservation
- K.S.A. 44-550b Records Open to Public Inspection, Exceptions
- K.S.A. 44-551 Assistant Directors, Administrative Law Judges and Special Local Administrative Law Judges; Application, Qualifications, Appointment, Term; Nominating and Review Committee; Judges' Powers and Duties, Compensation, Fees and Expenses; Review of Findings and Awards By Board; Delayed Order On Board Review, Effect; Payment of Medical Compensation Pending Review
- K.S.A. 44-552 Record of Hearing; Certified Shorthand Reporter; Transcript; Costs
- K.S.A. 44-553 Witness Fees
- K.S.A. 44-554 Depositions
- K.S.A. 44-555 Reporter's Fees, Assessment
- K.S.A. 44-555c Workers Compensation Board; Jurisdiction; Composition and Appointment; Term of Office; Qualifications, Salary and Expenses; Nominating Committee; Panels; Final Orders, Content and Issuance
- K.S.A. 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
- K.S.A. 44-556a Transfer of Appeals Due to Constitutional Defect
- K.S.A. 44-557 Employer's Duty to Report Accidents; Limitation of Actions; Civil Penalty For Failure to Report; Recovery of Penalties
- K.S.A. 44-557a Compilation and Publication of Statistics; Database of Information; Submission of Data; Contracts For Actuarial Or Statistical Services
- K.S.A. 44-559 Insurance Against Liability; Form and Contents of Policy
- K.S.A. 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
- K.S.A. 44-561 Reserves
- K.S.A. 44-562 Reports to Insurance Commissioner; Inspection
- K.S.A. 44-563 Violation of Act
- K.S.A. 44-565 Invalidity of Part
- K.S.A. 44-566 Workers Compensation Fund to Facilitate Employment of Handicapped Workers; Definitions
- K.S.A. 44-566a Workers Compensation Fund; Annual Assessment; Administration; Actions Against Fund, Parties, Settlement; Liabilities of Fund; Annual Report; Actuarial Review
- K.S.A. 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
- K.S.A. 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
- K.S.A. 44-569a Same; Employer Or Insurance Carrier Reimbursed From Fund, When
- K.S.A. 44-570 Same; Employer's Liability For No-Dependent Deaths; Awards to Fund; Duties of Commissioner of Insurance; Refund
- K.S.A. 44-572 Same; Review; Modification Or Cancellation of Awards
- K.S.A. 44-573 Rules and Regulations; Filing
- K.S.A. 44-574 Construing and Citing Workers Compensation Laws; Severability
- K.S.A. 44-575 State Workers Compensation Self-Insurance Fund; State Agencies Self-Insured As Single Employer; Administration; State Workplace Health and Safety Program
- K.S.A. 44-576 State Workers Compensation Self-Insurance Fund; Self-Insurance Assessment Against State Agencies; Rate
- K.S.A. 44-577 Same; Claims For Compensation By State Employees; Service of Claims; Defense of Fund; Regional Emergency Medical Response Team
- K.S.A. 44-578 Same; Administrative Rules and Regulations
- K.S.A. 44-579 Same; Copies of Accident Reports to Secretary of Administration
- K.S.A. 44-580 Same; Construction of 44-575 to 44-580
- K.S.A. 44-581 Group-Funded Workers Compensation Pools; Requirements
- K.S.A. 44-582 Same; Certificate of Authority; Application; Commissioner's Review of Surplus Funds
- K.S.A. 44-583 Same; Irrevocable Consent; Service of Process On Commissioner of Insurance
- K.S.A. 44-584 Same; Certificate of Authority, Renewal, Suspension, Revocation; Examinations
- K.S.A. 44-585 Same; Premiums; Contributions; Deposit of Premiums; Refunds
- K.S.A. 44-586 Same; Premiums; Use; Investments
- K.S.A. 44-587 Same; Group-Funded Workers' Compensation Pools Fee Fund; Expense of Administration; Assessments
- K.S.A. 44-588 Same; Premium Tax; Payment
- K.S.A. 44-589 Same; Assessments; Subject to Article 24 of Chapter 40 of Kansas Statutes Annotated
- K.S.A. 44-590 Same; New Members; Application; Termination
- K.S.A. 44-591 Same; Board of Trustees; Duties
- K.S.A. 44-592 Same; Licensing of Persons Soliciting Workers Compensation Insurance
- K.S.A. 44-593 Reorganization of Pool Agreement Under 12-2216 Et Seq
- K.S.A. 44-594 Same; Confidentiality of Certain Financial Information
- K.S.A. 44-596 [Repealed]
- K.S.A. 44-5,101 Informational and Educational Materials; Contents; Language; Distribution to Insured and Self-Insured
- K.S.A. 44-5,102 Same; Distribution Upon Notice of Injury; Preparation and Dissemination
- K.S.A. 44-5,103 Same; Cooperation By and Duties of Self-Insurers and Insurance Companies and Other Benefit Delivery Entities; Continuing Education Activities
- K.S.A. 44-5,104 Accident Prevention Programs; Requirements and Reports; Inspections; Duties of Secretary of Labor; Failure to Maintain, Penalties
- K.S.A. 44-5,110 Ombudsman Program; Qualifications and Appointment of Ombudsmen; Special Ombudsmen, Contracts; Dissemination of Program Information
- K.S.A. 44-5,117 Mediation Conferences
- K.S.A. 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
- K.S.A. 44-5,121 Same; Cause of Action to Recover Economic Losses
- K.S.A. 44-5,122 Same; Acts Or Practices Constituting Crimes, Procedure; Reporting Alleged Violations; Review and Investigation
- K.S.A. 44-5,123 Same; Immunity From Civil Liability For Reporting Information In Good Faith
- K.S.A. 44-5,124 Assistant Attorney General; Appointment Within Division of Workers Compensation; Duties
- K.S.A. 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
- K.S.A. 44-5,126 Severability
- K.S.A. 44-5,127 Affidavit of Exempt Status; Fraud; Penalties