KRS 342.0015: Application of 1996 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1.

The substantive provisions of 1996 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1 shall apply to any

claim arising from an injury or last exposure to the hazards of an occupational disease

occurring on or after December 12, 1996. Procedural provisions of 1996 (1st Extra. Sess.)

Ky. Acts ch. 1 shall apply to all claims irrespective of the date of injury or last exposure,

including, but not exclusively, the mechanisms by which claims are decided and workers

are referred for medical evaluations. The provisions of KRS 342.1 20(3), 342.125(8),

342.213(2)(e), 342.265, 342.270(3), 342.320, 342.610(3), 342.760(4), and 342.990(11)

are remedial.