Clayton v. University of Kansas Hospital Authority

Bruns, J.:

This is an appeal brought by the University of Kansas Hospital Authority and Safety First Insurance Company from an order entered by the Workers Compensation Board finding that Alyssa Clayton had overcome the statutoiy presumption, under K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 44-510k(a)(3), that she needed no further medical care as a result of an underlying work-related injury she suffered in October 2011. On appeal, we conclude that the Workers Compensation Board has misconstrued the statute regarding the type of evidence required to overcome tire presumption and, by doing so, has rendered the…