AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

Amend KRS 342.315 to eliminate the requirement that physicians contracting with the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to perform evaluations in occupational disease claims be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and are board-certified pulmonary specialists; amend KRS 342.316 to allow the commissioner to select a physician or medical facility for referral in occupational disease claims and eliminate the requirement that such physicians be "B" readers who are licensed in Kentucky and…

Introduced: January 9, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Read the full text Kentucky Legislature LegiScan

AI-generated — always verify with primary sources

Plain-language summary

Beta

This bill changes the rules for which doctors can evaluate workers who file occupational disease claims under Kentucky's workers' compensation system. Currently, those doctors must be licensed in Kentucky and hold a specific board certification in lung disease; this bill would remove both of those requirements, giving the state commissioner more flexibility in choosing evaluating physicians. Who it may affect: workers with occupational disease claims, employers covered by workers' compensation, and physicians who perform workers' compensation evaluations.

Open official bill text (PDF)·Report a problem with the summary