Kan. Admin. Regs. § 51-3-5 - Submission letters

If there is a dispute between the employer and the worker as to the compensation due and hearings are held before the administrative law judge for a determination of the issues, upon completion of submission of its evidence, each party shall write to the administrative law judge a letter submitting the case for decision. The administrative law judge shall not stay a decision due to the absence of a submission letter filed in a timely manner. The submission letter shall contain a list of the evidence to be considered by the administrative law judge in arriving at a decision. That list shall include the following information:

(a) The dates and name of the administrative law judge for each hearing held and a list of exhibits submitted at each hearing;

(b) the date and name of witnesses in each deposition taken and a list of exhibits submitted at each deposition;

(c) a description of any stipulations entered into by the parties outside of a hearing or deposition;

(d) a list of any other exhibits that should be contained in the record;

(e) an itemization of all medical expenses that are in issue;

(f) an itemization of all medical expenses not in issue but that a party wishes itemized in the award; and

(g) a list of the issues to be decided by the administrative law judge, together with a list of those items to which the parties have stipulated.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 51-3-5

Authorized by K.S.A. 44-573; implementing K.S.A. 44-523, as amended by L. 1997, Ch. 125, Sec. 6, and K.S.A. 44-534, as amended by L. 1997, Ch. 125, Sec. 8; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Jan. 1, 1969; amended Jan. 1, 1973; amended Jan. 1, 1974; amended Feb. 15, 1977; amended May 1, 1978; amended May 1, 1983; amended May 22, 1998.