{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-336.246","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 336.246","heading":"Covered employees -- Retirement -- Welfare benefit plans -- Health benefit","body":"plans.\n(1) A client and a registered professional employer organization shall each be deemed\nan employer under the laws of this Commonwealth for purposes of sponsoring\nretirement and welfare benefit plans for its covered employees.\n(2) A fully insured welfare benefit plan offered to the covered employees of a\nprofessional employer organization shall be treated for the purposes of state law as a\nsingle employer welfare benefit plan.\n(3) For purposes of sponsoring retirement and welfare benefit plans for its covered\nemployees, a professional employer organization shall be considered the employer\nof all of its covered employees, and all covered employees of one (1) or more\nclients participating in a health benefit plan sponsored by a professional employer\norganization shall be considered employees of that professional employer\norganization.","path":["KRS Chapter 336"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52603","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:25Z","sha256":"6e3152697a08da0f31533e9e2b89c0b3a3c8c28fdcd01ec3b25a6a82a45223d1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-336.244","next":"us-ky/krs-336.248"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}