Kentucky Statutes 164.587 – Medical and accident insurance program for students
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(1) The board of regents may provide medical and accident insurance for students enrolled in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System institutions. The president, on behalf of the system, may enter into a contract or contracts with one (1) or more sureties or insurance companies or their agents to provide appropriate medical and accident insurance coverage and to provide group coverage to all students enrolled in institutions within the system. The appropriate group coverage shall be issued by one (1) or more sureties or insurance companies authorized to transact business in this state, and the coverage shall be approved by the commissioner of insurance.
(2) The board shall approve policies upon recommendation of the president to implement the medical and accident insurance program. The board may fix the rate of fees for all postsecondary and adult students as it deems necessary to meet the expense in whole or in part for appropriate student medical and accident insurance.
(3) The limits of liability and other appropriate provisions for student medical and accident insurance authorized by this section shall be set by the board.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 213, effective July 15, 2010. — Created
1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 21, effective May 30, 1997.
(2) The board shall approve policies upon recommendation of the president to implement the medical and accident insurance program. The board may fix the rate of fees for all postsecondary and adult students as it deems necessary to meet the expense in whole or in part for appropriate student medical and accident insurance.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.587
- Board of regents: means the governing board of each comprehensive university and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Kentucky Community and Technical College System: means the system composed of public community and technical colleges, including those postsecondary institutions operated by the former Cabinet for Workforce Development and those community colleges in the University of Kentucky Community College System on May 30, 1997. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) The limits of liability and other appropriate provisions for student medical and accident insurance authorized by this section shall be set by the board.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 213, effective July 15, 2010. — Created
1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 21, effective May 30, 1997.