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KASPER Changes Gain National Attention in PDMP Debate
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04/23/2012
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefMonths of wrangling by Kentucky lawmakers over expanding the use of the state's 13-year-old prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) has become a key part of a nationwide debate...Read More
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KASPER Debate Going Down to the Wire
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04/03/2012
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Attempts by Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo to move the state's prescription drug monitoring program out of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and into the state Attorney General's Office hit a snag on Friday and will await resolution until the final day of the 2012 legislative se...Read More
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KASPER Expansion Clears Senate
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04/02/2012
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kentucky Senate approved legislation last week that would expand the use of the state's prescription drug-monitoring program to ease access for investigators tracking the state's pill mills.The Senate voted 26 to 9 last Wednesday to approve House Bill 4, which was filed by Ho...Read More
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K2 Insurance Buys Midwestern Insurance Alliance in Louisville
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03/27/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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San Diego-based managing general agency K2 Insurance Services announced on Monday it has acquired a majority stake in Midwestern Insurance Alliance Inc., an MGA based in Louisville, Ky., that underwrites workers’ compensation coverage, with a focus on the transportation industry.K2...Read More
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Key Risk Opens Harrisburg Office as Part of Expansion into State
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01/12/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Key Risk on Wednesday announced that it has opened a new office in Harrisburg as it expands its operations to Pennsylvania.A member company of W. R. Berkley Corp., Key Risk is solely focused on providing workers' compensation insurance and third-party administrative services to emplo...Read More
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KEMI Promotes Audit Manager to Field Services Director
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11/15/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance announced that it has promoted Elizabeth Paul to director of field services. Dowd has been with KEMI since 2008 and previously served as premium audit manager. She received an undergraduate degree in political science from Tennessee State Universi...Read More
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KWCEA Announces 2011 Conference
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10/31/2011
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kentucky Workers' Compensation Education Association (KWCEA) has scheduled its annual 2011 conference for Dec. 1-2 in Lexington, Ky.KWCEA said in an announcement the conference will focus in part on occupational medical care and how doctors analyze symptoms and determine the appr...Read More
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Kern County Liable for Volunteer FD's Claims, 5th DCA Rules
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10/04/2011
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Kern County is the statutory employer of a volunteer firefighter for the Sand Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, according to an unpublished ruling from California's 5th District Court of Appeal. Case: County of Kern v. WCAB (Petersen), No. F057718, 10/3/11, unpublished.Fa...Read More
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KY Crash Triggers Calls for Cell-Phone Ban for Commercial Drivers
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09/19/2011
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer
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A March 2010 traffic accident that killed 11 people has triggered a call by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to ban the use of cell phones by commercial truck drivers and other commercial driver's license holders, except in emergencies.NTSB said it is preparing its fin...Read More
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Kimberly Janas Becomes Comp Commission Operations Manager
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09/12/2011
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced on Friday that Kimberly Janas is the commission's new operations manager and secretary.Janas served as associate counsel to the Illinois Senate Democrats and was the committee counsel on the special committee on workers'...Read More
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