Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 51 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-DIVISION OF WORKERS COMPENSATION
Article 3 - TERMINATION OF COMPENSABLE CASES
Section 51-3-5 - Submission letters
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
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.
