(1) No claim shall be barred by a statute of limitations which would expire during the period commencing with the decedent's death and ending six (6) months thereafter if such claim is presented within six (6) months after the decedent's death. This subsection shall not apply with respect to any statute of limitations imposed by KRS Chapter 396.
(2) For purposes of any statute of limitations, the proper presentment of a claim under KRS 396.015 is equivalent to commencement of an action on the claim.