Chapter 44 — LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

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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 …

44-501a. History: L. 1996, ch. 79, § 2; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 160, § 25; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Rights under K.S.A. 44-501(c) cannot be destroyed by retroactive legislation imposing liability not previously existing. Osborn v. Electric Corp. of Kansas City, 23 Kan. App. 2d …

44-501b. Legislative intent; employer obligation, burden of proof; liability. (a) It is the intent of the legislature that the workers compensation act shall be liberally construed only for the purpose of bringing employers and employees within the provisions of the act. The prov…

44-501c. Public service benefits protection act. The 2014 amendments to K.S.A. 44-501, and amendments thereto, shall be known as the public service benefits protection act. History: L. 2014, ch. 25, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 20…

44-502. Reservation of penalties. Nothing in this act shall affect the liability of the employer or employee to a fine or penalty under any other statute. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 2; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1911, ch. 218, § 3; R.S. 1923, 44-502. Law Review and Bar Jo…

44-503. Subcontracting. (a) Where any person (in this section referred to as principal) undertakes to execute any work which is a part of the principal's trade or business or which the principal has contracted to perform and contracts with any other person (in this section referr…

44-503a. Multiple employment; apportionment of liability. Whenever an employee is engaged in multiple employment, in which such employee performs the same or a very similar type of work on a part-time basis for each of two or more employers, and such employee sustains an injury w…

44-503b. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 203, § 2; L. 1993, ch. 286, § 25; L. 1994, ch. 288, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 120, § 1; Repealed, L. 1999, ch. 149, § 14; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC…

44-503c. Employment status of an owner-operator of a motor vehicle; definitions. (a) (1) Any individual who is an owner-operator and the exclusive driver of a motor vehicle that is leased or contracted to a licensed motor carrier shall not be considered to be a contractor or an e…

44-504. Remedy against negligent third party; employer and workers compensation fund subrogated, exclusion; credits against future payments; limitation of actions; attorney fees. (a) When the injury or death for which compensation is payable under the workers compensation act was…

44-505. Application of act. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 44-506 and amendments thereto, the workers compensation act shall apply to all employments wherein employers employ employees within this state except that such act shall not apply to: (1) Agricultural pursuits a…

44-505a. History: L. 1959, ch. 219, § 2; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 203, § 58; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Statute did not give legality to previous unlawful election of county to come under workmen's compensation act. Tilton v. Riley County, 194 Kan. 250, 256, 398 P.2d 287 (1965). 2…

44-505b. County as self-insurer; establishment of reserve fund; retransfers. The board of county commissioners of any county may act as a self-insurer under the workmen's compensation act. If the board does elect to act as a self-insurer under that act, such board shall by resolu…

44-505c. Local political and taxing subdivision; payment of workmen's compensation coverage. Any city, county, school district or other political subdivision or municipality is hereby authorized to pay the cost of workmen's compensation coverage for its employees as provided by t…

44-505d. Firemen's relief association members; procedure for exemption and for coverage under act after exemption therefrom. (a) The governing body of each firemen's relief association in any unit of local government of this state shall conduct an election among all of the member…

44-505e. Schools, area vocational-technical schools and community colleges as self-insurer; establishment of reserve fund; retransfers. A school district, area vocational-technical school or community junior college may act as a self-insurer under the workmen's compensation act. …

44-505f. City as self-insurer; establishment of reserve fund; retransfers. (a) The governing body of any city may act as a self-insurer under the workmen's compensation act. If the governing body elects to act as a self-insurer, it shall by resolution create a separate fund in th…

44-505g. Application of workers compensation act to members of national guard. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), on and after July 1, 2024, any member of the national guard who is entitled to benefits under K.S.A. 48-263, and amendments thereto, subject to the limitations…

44-506. Application of act to certain businesses or employments, lands and premises. The workmen's compensation act shall not be construed to apply to business or employment which, according to law, is so engaged in interstate commerce as to be not subject to the legislative powe…

44-507. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 7; L. 1957, ch. 293, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 102, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 246, § 1; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 203, § 58; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS Cases through 1973 CONSTITUTIONALITY (1-2) 1. Statute is optional and does not infringe constitutional due proce…

44-508. Definitions. As used in the workers compensation act: (a) "Employer" includes: (1) Any person or body of persons, corporate or unincorporated, and the legal representative of a deceased employer or the receiver or trustee of a person, corporation, association or partnersh…

44-508a. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 8; L. 1967, ch. 280, § 3; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 102, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

44-508b. History: L. 1967, ch. 280, § 9; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 203, § 58; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Claim for medical services of unlicensed practitioner disallowed; K.S.A. 44-510 applied. Buck v. Beech Aircraft Corporation, 215 Kan. 157, 163, 523 P.2d 697. Previous | Next LEG…

44-509. Incapacitated workman or dependent; exercise of rights; limitation of actions. (a) In case an injured workman is an incapacitated person or a minor, or when death results from an injury in case any of his dependents, as herein defined, is an incapacitated person "or a min…

44-510. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 10; L. 1931, ch. 217, § 1; L. 1939, ch. 213, § 2; L. 1947, ch. 288, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 305, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 244, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 250, § 4; L. 1957, ch. 293, § 2; L. 1959, ch. 220, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 275, § 1; L. 1967, …

44-510a. History: L. 1967, ch. 280, § 5; L. 1970, ch. 190, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 203, § 10; L. 1979, ch. 156, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 286, § 30; Repealed, L. 2011, ch. 55, § 29; May 15. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Changes in Workmen's Compensation," William F. Morrissey, 36 J.B…

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. Where death results from injury, compensation shall be paid as provid…

44-510c. Compensation for permanent total and temporary total disabilities. Where death does not result from the injury, compensation shall be paid as provided in K.S.A. 44-510h and 44-510i, and amendments thereto, and as follows: (a) (1) Where permanent total disability results …

44-510d. Compensation for certain permanent partial disabilities; computation thereof; schedule. (a) Where disability, partial in character but permanent in quality, results from the injury, the injured employee shall be entitled to the compensation provided in K.S.A. 44-510h and…

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. (a) In case of whole body in…

44-510f. Employer's maximum liability for disability compensation; annual adjustment thereto; credit for unearned wages. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the workers compensation act to the contrary, the maximum compensation benefits payable by an employer shall not exceed th…

44-510g. Vocational rehabilitation, agreement of employer or insurance carrier; vocational rehabilitation administrator and assistants; qualified service providers, referrals. (a) A primary purpose of the workers compensation act shall be to restore the injured employee to work 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. (a) It shall be the duty of the employer to provide the services of …

44-510i. Medical benefits; contract with or appointment of medical administrator; maximum medical fee schedule; advisory panel. (a) Subject to the approval of the secretary, the director shall contract with or appoint a specialist in health services delivery, who shall be referre…

44-510j. Medical benefits; fee disputes; utilization and peer review. When an employer's insurance carrier or a self-insured employer disputes all or a portion of a bill for services rendered for the care and treatment of an employee under this act, the following procedures apply…

44-510k. Post-award medical benefits; application; notice; required procedure; attorney fees; termination or modification of benefits. (a) (1) At any time after the entry of an award for compensation wherein future medical benefits were awarded, the employee, employer or insuranc…

44-510l. Warning notice to injured employee. (a) An insurer or self-insured employer shall provide the following notice to an insured worker on or with the first check for temporary disability benefits: Warning: Acceptance of employment with a different employer that requires the…

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. (a) As used in this section: (1) The term "money" shall be construed to mean the gross remunera…

44-512. Time and manner of compensation payments; notice of certain payments to injured worker's attorney. (a) Workers compensation payments shall be made at the same time, place and in the same manner as the wages of the worker were payable at the time of the accident, but upon …

44-512a. Failure to pay compensation when due; civil penalty; imposition and collection; attorney fees; other remedies. (a) In the event any compensation, including medical compensation, which has been awarded under the workers compensation act, is not paid when due to the person…

44-512b. Failure to pay compensation prior to award without just cause; interest, penalty. (a) Whenever the administrative law judge or board finds, upon a hearing conducted pursuant to K.S.A. 44-523 and amendments thereto or upon review or appeal of an award entered in such a he…

44-513. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 13; L. 1974, ch. 203, § 21; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 160, § 25; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1911, ch. 218, § 14; R.S. 1923, 44-513. CASE ANNOTATIONS Explanation, see Revisor's Note under article title, chapter 44, article 5. Cases through 19…

44-513a. Minors entitled to compensation; payment. Whenever a minor person shall be entitled to compensation under the provisions of the workers compensation act, the administrative law judge is authorized to direct such compensation to be paid in accordance with the Kansas unifo…

44-513b. Same; act supplemental. The provisions of this act shall be supplemental to and a part of the workmen's compensation act. History: L. 1963, ch. 273, § 2; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC M…

44-514. Payments not assignable; exception, orders for support. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and the income withholding act, K.S.A. 23-3101 et seq., and amendments thereto, no claim for compensation, or compensation agreed upon, awarded, adjudged, or paid, shall be as…

44-515. Medical examinations; suspension of benefits; travel and living expenses; availability of reports; disqualification of certain medical evidence; consideration of healthcare providers' opinions. (a) After an employee sustains an injury, the employee shall, upon request of …