Neurodiagnostics, Inc. v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Justice MINTON.

At issue in this case is whether, under the Kentucky’s Motor Vehicle Reparations Act 1 (MVRA), a medical provider can have a direct right of action against an automobile insurer for basic reparation benefits (BRB) by assignment from the insured. We conclude, consistent with the lower courts that have addressed this issue, that under the old law, it could; but under the current law, it cannot. So we affirm.

This opinion involves two lawsuits filed by Neurodiagnostics, PSC, d/b/a Lexington Diagnostic Center (LDC), in district court. Both cases involved…