Kansas Statutes 40-1126. Reports by insurers of health care providers of any actions to state board of healing arts
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 40-1126
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- insurer: means a company organized under laws of this state for the purpose of transacting the business of title insurance and any foreign or non-U. See Kansas Statutes 40-1136
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) Every insurer providing professional liability insurance to a health care provider who is licensed, registered or certified by the state board of healing arts and covered by the health care stabilization fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 40-3403, and amendments thereto, or entity with whom the insurer contracts for purposes of complying with this act shall report to the state board of healing arts any action for damages for personal injuries or loss claimed to have been caused by error, omission, or negligence in performance of such insured’s professional services or based on a claimed performance of professional services without consent, upon final disposition of the action.
(b) Reports of the information required by subsection (a) shall be filed with the state board of healing arts no later than 30 days following the final disposition of the action.
(c) Failure to report the information required by subsection (a) shall constitute a violation of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 40-1120, and amendments thereto, and shall be subject to penalties applicable thereto.