KT DWC Warns Small Pox is Case by Case

The Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims says that if a healthcare worker suffers a small pox vaccination related reaction and files a contested claim, compensability under Kentucky's workers' compensation law would have to be decided by an administrative law judge.Nevertheless, the department says that its initial opinion is that since there is a direct benefit to the healthcare employer to have healthcare workers vaccinated, and because employers are encouraged through the Homeland Security Act to protect healthcare workers from exposure to affected individuals in the event of a bioter...