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Last action · February 25, 2025

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Introduced February 14, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB570

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

Amend KRS 342.610 to exclude certain levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the blood from the presumption that an injury was caused by the introduction of certain substances into the employee's body.

Drugs and Medicines Labor and Industry Workers' Compensation Cannabis

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This bill would change Kentucky's workers' compensation law to remove or limit the automatic assumption that a workplace injury was caused by an employee having certain levels of delta-9-THC (the active compound in cannabis) in their blood. Under current law, the presence of certain substances, including THC, can create a legal presumption that the substance caused the injury, which may affect whether a worker receives benefits. Who it may affect: workers who file workers' compensation claims and their employers.

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