House approves bill to tighten oversight of auto PIP claims, give AG jurisdiction over PIP crimes

Summary

House Bill 6 27 passed after adoption of a committee substitute. Sponsors said the measure moves certain personal-injury-protection (PIP) payments to a fee schedule, speeds claims processing, mandates an annual fraud report by the Department of Insurance, and gives the attorney general jurisdiction to prosecute PIP fraud.

The Kentucky House adopted a committee substitute and passed House Bill 6 27, which sponsors described as reforms to personal injury protection (PIP) in auto claims and measures to reduce fraud and make PIP payments more predictable.

The gentleman from Rockcastle, explaining the committee substitute, said the bill gives the attorney general jurisdiction to prosecute PIP crimes, incorporates language from the Department of Insurance, moves payment expectations toward a workers’ comp fee schedule, requires timely claims submission, and mandates an annual insurance fraud report by the Department of Insurance. The sponsor said stakeholders including the Justice Association, the Chiropractors Association and the Physical Therapists Association were neutral on the bill after negotiations.

The committee substitute was adopted and the House passed the bill as amended; the clerk recorded the passage on the floor. The transcript does not show subsequent Senate or executive-branch action in this excerpt.