(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person authorized to obtain basic reparation benefits through the assigned claims plan shall notify the bureau of his claim within the time that would have been allowed for commencing an action for those benefits if there had been identifiable coverage in effect and applicable to the claim.
(2) If timely action for basic reparation benefits is commenced against a reparation obligor who is unable to fulfill his obligations because of financial inability, a person authorized to obtain basic reparation benefits through the assigned claims plan shall notify the bureau of his claim within six (6) months after discovery of the financial inability.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.39-180

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Reparation obligor: means an insurer, self-insurer, or obligated government providing basic or added reparation benefits under this subtitle. See Kentucky Statutes 304.39-020

Effective: July 1, 1975
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 18, effective July 1, 1975.