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Workers Compensation

K.S.A. 44-5— Reserved
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
K.S.A. 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
K.S.A. 44-501a— Repealed
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K.S.A. 44-503b— Repealed
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. 44-505a— Repealed
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. 44-505g— Application of workers compensation act to members of national guard
K.S.A. 44-506— Application of act to certain businesses or employments, lands and premises
K.S.A. 44-507— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-508— Definitions
K.S.A. 44-508a— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-508b— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-509— Incapacitated workman or dependent; exercise of rights; limitation of actions
K.S.A. 44-510— Repealed
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 adjustment thereto; 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; annual adjustment thereto; 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 healthcare provider; examination by alternate healthcare provider; faith healing; preventative hepatitis treatment; presumption of employer's obligations; termination of
K.S.A. 44-510i— Medical benefits; contract with or 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; required procedure; 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; coverage for services performed by members for a union or other association in certain circumstances
K.S.A. 44-512— Time and manner of compensation payments; notice of certain payments to injured worker's attorney
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. 44-513— Repealed
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 healthcare providers' opinions
K.S.A. 44-516— Medical examination by neutral healthcare provider
K.S.A. 44-517— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-518— Refusal of medical examination; effect
K.S.A. 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
K.S.A. 44-520— Notice of injury
K.S.A. 44-520a— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-521— Agreements; approval
K.S.A. 44-522— Repealed
K.S.A. 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
K.S.A. 44-524— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-525— Form of findings and awards; effective date
K.S.A. 44-526— Modification of award of compensation by agreement to be filed with director to be valid; time requirement
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; settlement award on written stipulation; requirements; from; approval by administrative law judge
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 or insufficiently self-insured insolvent employers; cause of action against such employers
K.S.A. 44-532b— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-533— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-534— Proceedings; time limitations; electronic filing system authorized
K.S.A. 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
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. 44-537— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-538— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-542— Repealed
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. 44-544— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-545— Defenses available in certain cases
K.S.A. 44-546— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-547— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-548— Repealed
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. 44-550a— Repealed
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, 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
K.S.A. 44-552— Record of hearing; certified shorthand reporter; digital recording; transcript; transcription and attestation of accuracy of digital recording; transcripts as evidence; 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. 44-555a— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-555b— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-555c— Workers compensation appeals board; jurisdiction; composition and appointment; reappointment; term of office; qualifications, salary and expenses; 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; 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. 44-558— Repealed
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. 44-560— Repealed
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. 44-564— Repealed
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, impleading of principal by fund, settlement; liabilities of fund; annual report; actuarial review
K.S.A. 44-566b— Repealed
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. 44-567a— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-568— Repealed
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. 44-571— Repealed
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 K.S.A. 44-575 through 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— 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— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-588— Premium tax; rate, payment and assessment period
K.S.A. 44-589— Same; assessments; subject to article 24 of chapter 40 of Kansas Statutes Annotated
K.S.A. 44-590— 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 K.S.A. 12-2216 et seq
K.S.A. 44-594— Same; confidentiality of certain financial information
K.S.A. 44-595— Reserved
K.S.A. 44-596— Repealed
K.S.A. 44-597— Reserved