Kentucky: rules and deadlines at a glance

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Malpractice rules · Small claims limits · Small estate limits · Debt time limits · Shared fault rules · Medicaid expansion · ACA marketplace · Claim deadlines · Estate and inheritance tax

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Filing deadlines (statute of limitations)

Medical malpractice	1 year (5-year repose)
Wrongful death	1 year

Malpractice rules Single detailed source

Damage cap	No cap (barred by the state constitution)
Expert affidavit or certificate	Certificate of merit filed with the complaint
Before you sue	None required

Small claims limits Single detailed source

Dollar limit	$2,500
Filing fee	$38 plus other fees
Lawyers	Allowed

Small estate limits Single detailed source

Small estate limit	Court may skip administration when the estate is within the $30,000 exemption
Wait after death	None
Real estate	No

Debt time limits

Credit cards / open accounts	5 years
Written contracts	10 years
Promissory notes	6 years

Shared fault rules

Rule	Pure comparative negligence
When you are barred	Up to 99% at fault: damages reduced by your share

Medicaid expansion Single detailed source

Expanded?	Yes
Since	Jan. 1, 2014

ACA marketplace

Marketplace type	State-run marketplace
Where to enroll	kynect

Claim deadlines

Acknowledge	15 days
Accept or deny	Pay, or explain the delay, within 30 days of proof of loss
Pay	Within 30 days of proof of loss

Estate and inheritance tax

Estate tax	No state estate tax
Inheritance tax	Yes: exemption Up to $1,000 depending on the heir; rates Up to 16%