KRS 342.260: Permitted and required departmental administrative regulations --

Adoption of life expectancy tables -- Processes and procedure -- Subpoenas --

Duties of sheriff and Circuit Court.

(1) The commissioner shall promulgate administrative regulations as he or she

considers necessary to carry on the work of the department and the work of the

administrative law judges and may promulgate administrative regulations not

inconsistent with this chapter and KRS Chapter 13A for carrying out the provisions

of this chapter.

(2) The commissioner shall promulgate administrative regulations on or before

December 31, 2015, establishing the information necessary to be received to create

an e-mail notification system where a person may enter his or her e -mail address

into th e Insurance Coverage Look -up database established by the Department of

Workers' Claims and be notified of any cancellation of a specific business' workers'

compensation coverage.

(3) The commissioner shall develop or adopt life expectancy tables for use in making

computations for the apportionment of benefits under KRS 342.120, computation of

attorneys' fees under KRS 342.320, and for use in all other situations arising under

this chapter in which the calculation of a life expectancy is necessary or desirab le,

including the computation of assessments or reserves for self -insurers. The

commissioner may adopt life tables published by the United States Department of

Health and Human Services or other life tables developed by a qualified entity, as

determined by the commissioner. The life tables developed or adopted by the

commissioner through the promulgation of administrative regulations in effect as of

the date of an opinion, award, or settlement approved by an administrative law

judge shall apply to computations concerning that opinion, award, or settlement.

(4) Processes and procedures under this chapter shall be as summary and simple as

reasonably possible. The board or any member thereof or any administrative law

judge for the purpose of this chapter, may s ubpoena witnesses, administer or cause

to have administered oaths, and examine or cause to have examined those parts of

the books and records of the parties to a proceeding as relate to questions in dispute.

(5) The sheriff shall serve all subpoenas of the board and administrative law judges and

shall receive the same fee as provided by law for like service in civil actions. Each

witness who appears in obedience to the subpoena of the board or any

administrative law judge shall receive for attendance the fe es and mileage for

witnesses in civil cases in the Circuit Courts.

(6) The Circuit Court shall, on application of the board, any member thereof, or any

administrative law judge, enforce by proper proceedings the attendance and

testimony of witnesses and th e production and examination of books, papers, and

records.