Article 5 - WORKERS COMPENSATION
- Section 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
- Section 44-501b - Legislative intent; employer obligation, burden of proof; liability
- Section 44-501c - Public service benefits protection act
- Section 44-502 - Reservation of penalties
- Section 44-503 - Subcontracting
- Section 44-503a - Multiple employment; apportionment of liability
- Section 44-503c - Employment status of an owner-operator of a motor vehicle; definitions
- Section 44-504 - Remedy against negligent third party; employer and workers compensation fund subrogated, exclusion; credits against future payments; limitation of actions; attorney fees
- Section 44-505 - Application of act
- Section 44-505b - County as self-insurer; establishment of reserve fund; retransfers
- Section 44-505c - Local political and taxing subdivision; payment of workmen's compensation coverage
- Section 44-505d - Firemen's relief association members; procedure for exemption and for coverage under act after exemption therefrom
- Section 44-505e - Schools, area vocational-technical schools and community colleges as self-insurer; establishment of reserve fund; retransfers
- Section 44-505f - City as self-insurer; establishment of reserve fund; retransfers
- Section 44-505g - [Members of national guard subject to workers compensation act]
- Section 44-506 - Application of act to certain businesses or employments, lands and premises
- Section 44-508 - Definitions
- Section 44-509 - Incapacitated workman or dependent; exercise of rights; limitation of actions
- Section 44-510a - [Repealed]
- Section 44-510b - Compensation where death results from injury; compensation upon remarriage; apportionment; burial expenses; limitations on compensation; annual statement by surviving spouse
- Section 44-510c - Compensation for permanent total and temporary total disabilities
- Section 44-510d - Compensation for certain permanent partial disabilities; computation thereof; schedule
- Section 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
- Section 44-510f - Employer's maximum liability for disability compensation; credit for unearned wages
- Section 44-510g - Vocational rehabilitation, agreement of employer or insurance carrier; vocational rehabilitation administrator and assistants; qualified service providers, referrals
- Section 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
- Section 44-510i - Medical benefits; contract with or appointment of medical administrator; maximum medical fee schedule; advisory panel
- Section 44-510j - Medical benefits; fee disputes; utilization and peer review
- Section 44-510k - Post-award medical benefits; application; notice; attorney fees; termination or modification of benefits
- Section 44-510l - Warning notice to injured employee
- Section 44-511 - Definitions; average weekly wage; volunteers; state's average weekly wage
- Section 44-512 - Time and manner of compensation payments
- Section 44-512a - Failure to pay compensation when due; civil penalty; imposition and collection; attorney fees; other remedies
- Section 44-512b - Failure to pay compensation prior to award without just cause; interest, penalty
- Section 44-513a - Minors entitled to compensation; payment
- Section 44-513b - Same; act supplemental
- Section 44-514 - Payments not assignable; exception, orders for support
- Section 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
- Section 44-516 - Medical examination by neutral health care provider
- Section 44-518 - Refusal of medical examination; effect
- Section 44-519 - Certificate of health care provider as evidence
- Section 44-520 - Notice of injury
- Section 44-520a - [Repealed]
- Section 44-521 - Agreements; approval
- Section 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
- Section 44-525 - Form of findings and awards; effective date
- Section 44-526 - Filing agreements, awards, etc
- Section 44-527 - Final receipts
- Section 44-528 - Review and modification of awards; reinstatement; cancellation; effective date
- Section 44-529 - Judgment on agreement or awards
- Section 44-530 - Staying proceedings upon an award
- Section 44-531 - Redemption of liability; lump-sum payment of award; exception
- Section 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
- Section 44-532a - Liability of workers compensation fund for uninsured or insufficiently self-insured insolvent employers; cause of action against such employers
- Section 44-534 - Proceedings; time limitations; electronic filing system authorized
- Section 44-534a - Preliminary hearings; orders for medical treatment and temporary total disability benefits; review of preliminary findings and orders; reimbursement from workers compensation fund
- Section 44-535 - When the right to compensation accrues
- Section 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
- Section 44-536a - Signing of pleadings, motions and other documents; liability for frivolous filings
- Section 44-542a - Election by individual employer, partner or self-employed person
- Section 44-543 - Election by certain employees
- Section 44-545 - Defenses available in certain cases
- Section 44-549 - Hearings, venue; final award of administrative law judge; hearing powers of director and board
- Section 44-550 - Records of proceedings, documents; custody and preservation
- Section 44-550b - Records open to public inspection, exceptions
- Section 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
- Section 44-552 - Record of hearing; certified shorthand reporter; transcript; costs
- Section 44-553 - Witness fees
- Section 44-554 - Depositions
- Section 44-555 - Reporter's fees, assessment
- Section 44-555c - Workers compensation appeals board; jurisdiction; composition and appointment; reappointment; term of office; qualifications, salary and expenses; panels; final orders, content and issuance
- Section 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
- Section 44-556a - Transfer of appeals due to constitutional defect
- Section 44-557 - Employer's duty to report accidents; civil penalty for failure to report; recovery of penalties
- Section 44-557a - Compilation and publication of statistics; database of information; submission of data; contracts for actuarial or statistical services
- Section 44-559 - Insurance against liability; form and contents of policy
- Section 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
- Section 44-561 - Reserves
- Section 44-562 - Reports to insurance commissioner; inspection
- Section 44-563 - Violation of act
- Section 44-565 - Invalidity of part
- Section 44-566 - Workers compensation fund to facilitate employment of handicapped workers; definitions
- Section 44-566a - Workers compensation fund; annual assessment; administration; actions against fund, parties, settlement; liabilities of fund; annual report; actuarial review
- Section 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
- Section 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
- Section 44-569a - Same; employer or insurance carrier reimbursed from fund, when
- Section 44-570 - Same; employer's liability for no-dependent deaths; awards to fund; duties of commissioner of insurance; refund
- Section 44-572 - Same; review; modification or cancellation of awards
- Section 44-573 - Rules and regulations; filing
- Section 44-574 - Construing and citing workers compensation laws; severability
- Section 44-575 - State workers compensation self-insurance fund; state agencies self-insured as single employer; administration; state workplace health and safety program
- Section 44-576 - State workers compensation self-insurance fund; self-insurance assessment against state agencies; rate
- Section 44-577 - Same; claims for compensation by state employees; service of claims; defense of fund; regional emergency medical response team
- Section 44-578 - Same; administrative rules and regulations
- Section 44-579 - Same; copies of accident reports to secretary of administration
- Section 44-580 - Same; construction of K.S.A. 44-575 through 44-580
- Section 44-581 - Group-funded workers compensation pools; requirements
- Section 44-582 - Same; certificate of authority; application; commissioner's review of surplus funds
- Section 44-583 - Same; irrevocable consent; service of process on commissioner of insurance
- Section 44-584 - Same; certificate of authority, renewal, suspension, revocation; examinations
- Section 44-585 - Same; premiums; contributions; deposit of premiums; refunds
- Section 44-586 - Same; premiums; use; investments
- Section 44-587 - [Repealed]
- Section 44-588 - Same; premium tax; rate, payment and assessment period
- Section 44-589 - Same; assessments; subject to article 24 of chapter 40 of Kansas Statutes Annotated
- Section 44-590 - Same; new members; application; termination
- Section 44-591 - Same; board of trustees; duties
- Section 44-592 - Same; licensing of persons soliciting workers compensation insurance
- Section 44-593 - Reorganization of pool agreement under K.S.A. 12-2216 et seq
- Section 44-594 - Same; confidentiality of certain financial information
- Section 44-596 - [Repealed]
- Section 44-5,101 - Informational and educational materials; contents; language; distribution to insured and self-insured
- Section 44-5,102 - Same; distribution upon notice of injury; preparation and dissemination
- Section 44-5,103 - Same; cooperation by and duties of self-insurers and insurance companies and other benefit delivery entities; continuing education activities
- Section 44-5,104 - Accident prevention programs; requirements and reports; inspections; duties of secretary of labor; failure to maintain, penalties
- Section 44-5,110 - Ombudsman program; qualifications and appointment of ombudsmen; special ombudsmen, contracts; dissemination of program information
- Section 44-5,117 - Mediation conferences
- Section 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
- Section 44-5,121 - Same; cause of action to recover economic losses
- Section 44-5,122 - Same; acts or practices constituting crimes, procedure; reporting alleged violations; review and investigation
- Section 44-5,123 - Same; immunity from civil liability for reporting information in good faith
- Section 44-5,124 - Assistant attorney general; appointment within division of workers compensation; duties
- Section 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
- Section 44-5,126 - Severability
- Section 44-5,127 - Affidavit of exempt status; fraud; penalties