KRS 304.39-280: Disclosure of facts about injured person.

(1) Upon request of a basic or added reparation claimant or reparation obligor,

information relevant to a claim for basic or added reparation benefits shall be

disclosed as follows:

(a) An employer shall furnish a statement of the work record and earnings of a n

employee upon whose injury the claim is based. The statement shall cover the

period specified by the claimant or reparation obligor making the request and

may include a reasonable period before, and the entire period after, the injury.

(b) The claimant s hall deliver to the reparation obligor a copy of every written

report, previously or thereafter made, relevant to the claim, and available to

him, concerning any medical treatment or examination of a person upon

whose injury the claim is based and the name s and addresses of physicians

and medical care facilities rendering diagnoses or treatment in regard to the

injury or to a relevant past injury, and the claimant shall authorize the

reparation obligor to inspect and copy relevant records of physicians and of

hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities.

(c) A physician or hospital, clinic, or other medical facility furnishing

examinations, services, or accommodations to an injured person in connection

with a condition alleged to be connected with an inj ury upon which a claim is

based, upon authorization of the claimant, shall furnish a written report of the

history, condition, diagnoses, medical tests, treatment, and dates and cost of

treatment of the injured person, and permit inspection and copying of all

records and reports as to the history, condition, treatment, and dates and cost

of treatment.

(2) Any person other than the claimant providing information under this section may

charge the person requesting the information for the reasonable cost of providing it.

(3) In case of dispute as to the right of a claimant or reparation obligor to discover

information required to be disclosed, the claimant or reparation obligor may petition

the Circuit Court in the county in which the claimant resides for an or der for

discovery including the right to take written or oral depositions. Upon notice to all

persons having an interest, the order may be made for good cause shown. It shall

specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the discovery. To prote ct

against annoyance, embarrassment, or oppression, the court may enter an order

refusing discovery or specifying conditions of discovery and directing payment of

costs and expenses of the proceeding, including reasonable attorney's fees.