Schmidt v. South Central Bell

OPINION

LAMBERT, Judge:

Richard Schmidt has petitioned this Court for review of the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board), which affirmed the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) finding that South Central Bell was no longer responsible for the payment of future medical payments based upon the $3,500.00 cap on the amount of medical expenses an employer must pay in the version of Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 342.020 in effect at the time of Schmidt’s injury. Because we agree with Schmidt that the amendment to KRS 342.020 removing the cap was retroactive, and therefore…