KRS 453.265: Application of KRS 453.260.

(1) The provisions of KRS 453.260 shall apply only to civil actions initiated after July

15, 1982, except in the case of a court proceeding to review an administrative

review board decision, in which case the provisions of KRS 453.260 shall apply

only when the administrative review process was initiated after July 15, 1982.

(2) Nothing in KRS 453.260 shall prohibit the Commonwealth from negotiating or

attempting to negotiate a settlement of claims arising under KRS 453.260 or from

paying such settlements and their associated costs.