Chapter 44 — LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

44-557a. Compilation and publication of statistics; database of information; submission of data; contracts for actuarial or statistical services. (a) The director shall: (1) Compile and publish statistics to determine the causation of compensable disabilities in the state of Kans…

44-558. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 55; Repealed, L. 1943, ch. 269, § 28; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents…

44-559. Insurance against liability; form and contents of policy. Every policy of insurance against liability under this act shall be in accordance with the provisions of this act and shall be in a form approved by the commissioner of insurance. Such policy shall contain an agree…

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 deductible…

44-560. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 57; L. 1933, ch. 75, § 1 (Special Session); Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 215, § 14; January 1, 1946. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Ses…

44-561. Reserves. No insurance carrier shall write any insurance against liability hereunder unless it maintains such reserves as are required by law, or in the absence thereof such reserves as may be required by the commissioner of insurance the power to require and regulate whi…

44-562. Reports to insurance commissioner; inspection. Every insurance carrier writing insurance for liability hereunder, or the liability of employers rejecting this act, shall report to the commissioner of insurance, in accordance with such rules as he may adopt, such informati…

44-563. Violation of act. For any violation of the provisions of this act the commissioner of insurance may suspend or revoke the authority of any insurance carrier to do business in this state. If any insurance carrier fails or delays to pay any compensation finally determined t…

44-564. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 61; Repealed, L. 2005, ch. 21, § 12; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

44-565. Invalidity of part. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act. The legislature hereby declares that it would have pas…

44-566. Workers compensation fund to facilitate employment of handicapped workers; definitions. For the purposes of the workmen's compensation act, the following terms are defined as follows: (a) "Member of the body" means an eye, arm, hand, leg or foot. (b) "Handicapped employee…

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. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the workers compensation fund…

44-566b. History: L. 1974, ch. 203, § 46; L. 1975, ch. 260, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 179, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 156, § 14; L. 1980, ch. 146, § 14; L. 1982, ch. 213, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 166, § 15; L. 1984, ch. 182, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 380, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 28, § 16; L. 1990, ch. 350, § 6; Repea…

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. (a) An employer who operates within the provisions of the workers com…

44-567a. History: L. 1959, ch. 221, § 2; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 243, § 12; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents…

44-568. History: L. 1945, ch. 221, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 280, § 14; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 203, § 58; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Creation and funding mentioned. Stanley v. A & A Iron Works, 211 Kan. 510, 512, 506 P.2d 1120. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Po…

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. (a) In the event that the administrative law judge finds and determines that a worke…

44-569a. Same; employer or insurance carrier reimbursed from fund, when. Whenever in any proceedings on a claim for compensation the workers compensation fund is a party respondent and the employer or insurance carrier has either voluntarily or by order of the administrative law …

44-570. Same; employer's liability for no-dependent deaths; awards to fund; duties of commissioner of insurance; refund. (a) In the event that subsection (d) of K.S.A. 44-510b, and amendments thereto, is inapplicable, every employer in the state of Kansas operating a trade or bus…

44-571. History: L. 1945, ch. 221, § 7; Repealed, L. 1967, ch. 280, § 17; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

44-572. Same; review; modification or cancellation of awards. Any award made under the provisions of this act shall be subject to review, modification or cancellation as provided by K.S.A. 44-528. History: L. 1945, ch. 221, § 8; March 29. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Se…

44-573. Rules and regulations; filing. The director of workers compensation may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as the director deems necessary for the purposes of administering and enforcing the provisions of the workers compensation act. The commissioner of insu…

44-574. Construing and citing workers compensation laws; severability. (a) The provisions of K.S.A. 44-501 through 44-592, 44-596, 44-5,101 through 44-5,104, 44-5,110 through 44-5,116 and 44-5,120 through 44-5,125 and amendments thereto and 44-5a01 through 44-5a22, and any acts a…

44-575. State workers compensation self-insurance fund; state agencies self-insured as single employer; administration; state workplace health and safety program. (a) As used in K.S.A. 44-575 through 44-580, and amendments thereto, "state agency" means the state, or any departmen…

44-576. State workers compensation self-insurance fund; self-insurance assessment against state agencies; rate. (a) For each payroll period, each state agency shall certify with each payroll, the amount of each self-insurance assessment for such state agency, not in conflict with…

44-577. Same; claims for compensation by state employees; service of claims; defense of fund; regional emergency medical response team. (a) All claims for compensation under the workers compensation act against any state agency for claims arising on and after July 1, 1974, and cl…

44-578. Same; administrative rules and regulations. The secretary of health and environment may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the state workers compensation self-insurance fund, including the processing and settling of claims for compensation mad…

44-579. Same; copies of accident reports to secretary of administration. From and after July 1, 1974, whenever any report is required to be made to the workmen's compensation director by any state agency as an employer pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 44-557, or any amendment…

44-580. Same; construction of K.S.A. 44-575 through 44-580. The provisions of K.S.A. 44-575 to 44-580, inclusive, shall be construed as supplemental to and as a part of the workmen's compensation act. History: L. 1974, ch. 204, § 6; April 8. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATI…

44-581. Group-funded workers compensation pools; requirements. (a) Five or more employers, regardless of domicile, who are members of the same bona fide trade, merchant or professional association, regardless of domicile, which has been in existence for not less than five years a…

44-582. Same; certificate of authority; application; commissioner's review of surplus funds. (a) Application for a certificate of authority to operate a group-funded workers compensation pool shall be made to the commissioner of insurance not less than 60 days prior to the propos…

44-583. Same; irrevocable consent; service of process on commissioner of insurance. Every group-funded workers' compensation pool applying for authority to operate a pool in this state, as a condition precedent to obtaining such authority, shall file in the insurance department a…

44-584. Certificate of authority, renewal, suspension, revocation; examinations. (a) The application for a new certificate shall be signed by the trustees of the trust fund created by the pool. Any application for a renewal of an existing certificate shall meet at least the stand…

44-585. Same; premiums; contributions; deposit of premiums; refunds. (a) Premium contributions to the pool shall be based upon appropriate manual classification and rates, plus or minus applicable experience credits or debits, and minus any advance discount approved by the truste…

44-586. Same; premiums; use; investments. The trustees shall not utilize any of the moneys collected as premiums for any purpose unrelated to Kansas workers' compensation. Moneys not needed for current obligations may be invested by the trustees. Unless authorized elsewhere in th…

44-587. History: L. 1983, ch. 166, § 7; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 140; Repealed, L. 2023, ch. 50, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

44-588. Premium tax; rate, payment and assessment period. As a condition precedent to the continuation of the certificate of authority provided in this act, all group-funded workers' compensation funds shall pay not later than 90 days after the end of each calendar year a tax upo…

44-589. Same; assessments; subject to article 24 of chapter 40 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. (a) Each licensed pool shall be assessed annually as provided by K.S.A. 74-713, K.S.A. 44-566a, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 44-588. (b) Each licensed pool shall be subject to the p…

44-590. New members; application; termination. (a) After the inception date of the group-funded workers' compensation pool, prospective new members of the pool shall submit an application for membership to the board of trustees or its administrator. The trustees may approve the a…

44-591. Same; board of trustees; duties. To ensure the financial stability of the operations of each group-funded workers compensation pool, the board of trustees of each pool is responsible for all operations of the pool. The board of trustees shall consist of not less than thre…

44-592. Same; licensing of persons soliciting workers compensation insurance. Any person soliciting the business of workers compensation insurance for a group-funded workers compensation pool must be licensed as provided in K.S.A. 40-240 through 40-243, and amendments thereto, ex…

44-593. Reorganization of pool agreement under K.S.A. 12-2216 et seq. Any municipalities, as defined by K.S.A. 75-6102, and amendments thereto, who have entered into an agreement to pool their liabilities for Kansas workers compensation benefits and employers' liability under the…

44-594. Same; confidentiality of certain financial information. (a) All records filed with or maintained by the insurance commissioner under K.S.A. 44-581 through 44-593 and amendments thereto which relate to financial information submitted by an employer to qualify as a member o…

44-595. Reserved. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER…

44-596. History: L. 1993, ch. 286, § 18; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 19; Repealed, L. 2011, ch. 55, § 29; May 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

44-5a01. Occupational diseases; treated as injuries by accident under workmen's compensation act; defined; limitations of liability; aggravations. (a) Where the employer and employee or workman are subject by law or election to the provisions of the workmen's compensation act, th…

44-5a02. History: L. 1953, ch. 246, § 2; L. 1959, ch. 222, § 1; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 203, § 58; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Disablement result of combined effects of noncompensable condition and compensable condition (poisoning) compensable. Weimer v. Sauder Tank Co., 184 Kan. …

44-5a03. Fraudulent representation. No compensation shall be payable for an occupational disease if the employee, at the time of entering into the employment of the employer by whom the compensation would otherwise be payable, fraudulently represents himself in writing as not hav…

44-5a04. Disablement and disability defined; cancellation of award, when. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act "disablement" means the event of an employee becoming actually incapacitated, partially or totally, because of an occupational disease, from performing the emplo…

44-5a05. Workman or dependents not entitled to compensation, when. A workman or his dependents shall not be entitled to compensation hereunder if it is proved that the disablement to the workman results from his deliberate intention to cause such disability, or from his willful f…