12.02B. Notice of Hearings.

• Court: Kansas

Kansas Workers Compensation Settlement Reporter 12.02B. Notice of Hearings SummariesChapter 1212.02 B. Notice of HearingsBut See, June 1997. (Ph) Where claimant's physician sent an office note to the insurance carrier stating claimant reported suffering an aggravation of his left shoulder injury as a direct result of the authorized medical treatment he was receiving for the work-related left knee injury, the Appeals Board finds the insurance carrier more probably than not received notice of the aggravated injury from the doctor's office note. Under these circumstances, notice to the workers compensation insurance carrier satisfies the statutory requirement for notice to the employer. Kiehl v. Allied Group Insurance, Docket No. 217,855. See Also, Villalobos v. Hayes Company, Inc, Docket No. 228,349 (March 1998). July 1997. (Ph) In Kansas, notice of a preliminary hearing need only be given to an employer. See K.A.R. 51-3-5a. Separate notice to the insurance...