The Kansas House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would transfer oversight of the state workers’ compensation self-insurance fund from the Department of Administration to the Insurance Department.
The House voted 81-42 to pass HB 2384, by Rep. Bill Sutton, R-Gardner.
The State Employee Health Plan within the Department of Administration currently manages workers’ compensation claims filed by state workers. HB 2384 would give the insurance commissioner oversight of the claims and the self-insured fund that pays for them, effective July 1.
As introduced, the bill...
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