Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 304.39-245 (2026)

Reparation obligor's request for or negotiation of reduction or

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modification of charges. A reparation obligor may request or negotiate a reduction or modification of charges from a provider of services to a secured person. In no event shall a provider of services which agrees to a reduction or modification of the charges bill the secured person for the amount of the reduction or modification. Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit a provider of services from billing charges to a secured party if the charges are not paid by a reparation obligor because the reparation benefits have been exhausted. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: Neurodiagnostics, Inc. v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 250 S.W.3d 321 (Ky. 2008).
Neurodiagnostics, Inc. v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 250 S.W.3d 321 (Ky. 2008). “That section is codified at KRS 304.39-245 and reads as follows: A reparation obligor may request or negotiate a reduction or modification of charges from a provider of services to a secured person.”
Hughes & Coleman, Pllc v. Ann Clark Chambers of the Est. of James W. Chambers, 526 S.W.3d 70 (Ky. 2017). “See KRS 304.39-245. This left $14,344.06 remaining in the escrow account.”
Carmen Gardner v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co. (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 11× “” KRS 304.39-245 (emphasis added). The MVRA prohibits a medical provider that agrees to such a reduction or modification of the charges from billing the secured person for the balance.”
Erie Ins. Exch. v. Megan Johnson (Ky. 2025). · cites it 6× “Section 1 of HB 493 created KRS 304.39-245, which provides: A reparation obligor may request or negotiate a reduction or modification of charges from a provider of services to a secured person.”
Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Brittany Brown (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Under KRS 304.39-245, “A reparation obligor may request or negotiate a reduction or modification of charges from a provider of services to a secured person” although the medical provider cannot bill the secured person (the claimant) for the reduction or modification.”
Hughes & Coleman, Pllc v. Ann Clark Chambers of the Est. of James W. Chambers (Ky. 2017). “See KRS 304.39-245. This left $14,344.06 remaining in the escrow account.”
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